People across the world unite with France in a display of global defiance against extremism after terror attacks in the country

Updated / Sunday, 11 Jan 2015 15:23
Children light candles next to placards reading in French 'I am Charlie' and 'Nicosia is Charlie' during a gathering at Eleftheria Square in central Nicosia, Cyprus
Children light candles next to placards reading in French 'I am Charlie' and 'Nicosia is Charlie' during a gathering at Eleftheria Square in central Nicosia, Cyprus
People demonstrate during a silent march for peace and respect in Gent, Belgium
People demonstrate during a silent march for peace and respect in Gent, Belgium
About 400 people gathered in Cork city centre for a silent candlelit vigil
About 400 people gathered in Cork city centre for a silent candlelit vigil
Up to 2,000 people marched in Dublin city centre to show solidarity
Up to 2,000 people marched in Dublin city centre to show solidarity
In Galway a large contingent from the city's French population joined locals at the Spanish Arch to remember the victims of this week's attacks
In Galway a large contingent from the city's French population joined locals at the Spanish Arch to remember the victims of this week's attacks
A person holds a sign reading 'je suis Charlie' ('I am Charlie'') in front of the White Tower, the symbol of the city in Thessaloniki, Greece
A person holds a sign reading 'je suis Charlie' ('I am Charlie'') in front of the White Tower, the symbol of the city in Thessaloniki, Greece
People hold signs while attending a ceremony honouring the victims of the shootings in France in Jerusalem
People hold signs while attending a ceremony honouring the victims of the shootings in France in Jerusalem
A Palestinian child holds a placard reading in Arabic 'I am Charlie' in the centre of the West Bank city of Ramallah
A Palestinian child holds a placard reading in Arabic 'I am Charlie' in the centre of the West Bank city of Ramallah
In Tokyo French residents stand underneath the French national flag with a black ribbon as they hold signs
In Tokyo French residents stand underneath the French national flag with a black ribbon as they hold signs
People gather in Trafalgar Square, London to show their respect to victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris
People gather in Trafalgar Square, London to show their respect to victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris
Muslims in Madrid hold banners reading 'No to terrorism and to Islamophobia ' and 'Islam = Peace'
Muslims in Madrid hold banners reading 'No to terrorism and to Islamophobia ' and 'Islam = Peace'
A muslim donates blood at the Almoradi Mosque in Almoradi near Alicante during a blood drive dubbed, 'II blood marathon' in a show of solidarity
A muslim donates blood at the Almoradi Mosque in Almoradi near Alicante during a blood drive dubbed, 'II blood marathon' in a show of solidarity
Members of Sydney's French community gather in the heart of the city to pay tribute to the Paris jihadist attack victims, just metres from the scene of a deadly cafe siege last month in the city
Members of Sydney's French community gather in the heart of the city to pay tribute to the Paris jihadist attack victims, just metres from the scene of a deadly cafe siege last month in the city
Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey
Demonstrators take part in a protest outside the Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey

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