- January 11, 2015
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A huge number of Parisians took to the streets to take part in the “unity march”, which will be held in solidarity and in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks of the last days.
World leaders arrive in Paris to take part in this grand rally in the French capital.
About 40 leaders and high-ranking representatives of different nations of the world will participate in the march, which is expected to be much more numerous, than last Saturday march.
Among them – French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
The intention to take part in Paris march was announced, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and the King and Queen of Jordan.
The Russian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
According to the Paris correspondent of the BBC’s Chris Morris BBC, it is expected that the head of the march on Sunday will go relatives of the dead.
On Sunday morning, Francois Hollande met with leaders of the Jewish community in France.
The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Minister of Internal Affairs of France Bernard Caseneuve.
According to correspondents, the purpose of the meeting – to assure the Jewish community in France that their security is a priority for the government, especially in light of attacks by armed Islamists in the kosher supermarket in Paris on Friday, killing four people.
About two thousand policemen and 1,350 soldiers of the French army will protect the marchers.
Total in Paris will be placed more than 5,500 police and military. In the center of the French capital along the route of the march on rooftops will be snipers.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of France Bernard Caseneuve hold Sunday morning meeting with his colleagues from the European countries, which will discuss the threat posed by extremists .
He promised to take extraordinary measures to ensure the safety of Sunday’s action, called “republican march” or “unity march”.
“We all – Charlie We all – the Jews of France “
On Saturday, in different cities of France marched in memory of victims of the attacks this week. All were attended by about 700 thousand people.
The most numerous march took place in Toulouse. Similar events were also held in Paris, Orleans, Nice, Nantes, Pau and.
At the Place de la Republique in Paris marchers left pens and pencils – a symbol of solidarity with journalists Charlie Hebdo.
In a kosher supermarket in Port-de Vincennes held a memorial meeting. Speaking at the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said: “Today we are all – Charlie, all of us – the police, all of us – the Jews of France”.
The actions of solidarity with the French took place in many cities around the world – from New York to Ulaanbaatar.
In London nightfall famous tourist attractions such as Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery will highlight the lights colors of the French flag in solidarity with France.
Family Islamist Amedie Coulibaly, captured in a Parisian supermarket hostages, condemned the violence and expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in the attack.
In a statement, the mother and sister Coulibaly said they did not share the extremist ideas and hope that no one will identify these as they put it, “terrible acts” against Islam.
Meanwhile vremenenm, appeared on the Internet video of Amelie Coulibaly said that he had killed in the east of Paris a policewoman. In this video Coulibaly also swears allegiance to an “Islamic state”.
Three bloody days
On Wednesday, brothers and Said Sheriff Kuashi rushed to the editor of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdov Paris. The attack killed 12 people – including eight journalists and two policemen – and another 11 injured.
On Thursday, in an area in the south of Paris Montrouge was murdered police officer. Authorities suggest that this murder was committed Amedie Coulibaly, who was associated with the brothers Kuashi.
On Friday morning Amedie Coulibaly took hostages in the store kosher products in the Port de Vincennes in the east of the French capital.
In the afternoon on Friday and brothers Said Sheriff Kuashi were killed in a shootout with police that followed many hours of the siege of printing in Dammarten en Gael north of Paris.
Immediately after this anti-terrorist forces stormed a kosher shop, rescue hostages unharmed 15. Amedie Coulibaly was killed. Killed four hostage. According to statements by the French authorities, Coulibaly killed them before the assault.
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