Paris (AFP) – Minute of silence in public services and schools, subways and buses stopped, halted sales in shops, bells signaling the end: France has gathered Thursday in memory of the victims of the attack on Charlie Hebdo
. “Charlie will be free!” a few minutes before noon, the cry of a woman breaks the silence of a crowd of several hundred people gathered on the steps of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, in front of journalists around the world.
Tears on the cheeks, eyes closed, gathered in a circle to pray, the crowd freezes the sound of the bell, which sounds about twenty minutes .
“When we attack the press, you attack freedom. This is the land of Voltaire, Zola … We must fight for freedom of expression,” said John Paul Doussin , an old man who is discovered, the beret in hand, despite the heavy rain that falls on his head.
As the country froze for this tribute to victims of stalking two authors the attack continued in an atmosphere heavy, false alarms multiplying.
Given the shock of the attack that left twelve dead, Francois Hollande announced a “national day of mourning,” measuring rare in France.
The president, looking serious, observed a minute of silence at the police headquarters in Paris, alongside a hundred policemen in uniform.
In all educational establishments, students observed a minute of silence
Gare Saint-Lazare, a message calling for contemplation before a whistle that sounded at noon. Hundreds of people stop to walk and stand still. At the courthouse in Paris, more than a thousand lawyers, judges and officials find themselves in the waiting room.
Commercial transactions were interrupted during the minute’s silence in large signs. And the motorway concessionaire Sanef had displayed “We are all Charlie” on its panels all day
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In Toulouse, thousands, many pens pointed to the sky, observed several minutes of silence, concluded by a round of applause followed by a Marseillaise.
“I am shocked, angry, sad, and I think we are not numerous enough today, “hardly reflects Clara, 52, overcome with emotion.
In the courtyard of the prefecture in Lyon, Solange, 58, pays tribute” to designers of our youth. ” “War is declared for some time,” said close to her Jean-Luc, 58, who feared more attacks.
Through France, several festive events were canceled as the official inauguration of the metropolis of Toulouse or some greeting ceremonies.
In the east of Paris, 300 meters from the headquarters bereaved of Charlie Hebdo, crossword children in the morning on the way to school ask, “Do they have been arrested”
“You have to explain what happened, they were told that there are bad guys who have done wrong, and that the police will arrest them, “said Hervé Roch, father of two children.
Anxious, Sarah, twelve, did not go to college. His mother decided to accompany exceptional. “It is important to her to go … If you start to be afraid, we give them right.”
Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines), a mother spoke the attack to his children, preferring that they do not learn in the playground “where things can be distorted.” Another chose not to say anything, “I was afraid of not finding the words I hope the teacher will..”
In tears before tens of extinguished candles and flowers in the heart of Nantes, a young man loose “They wanted to kill Charlie Hebdo, but they made him immortal.”
9000 km away, several hundred people gathered at Saint-Denis La Réunion carried signs proclaiming “nou lé Charlie” (“We are Charlie” in Reunion Creole).
On social networks or text message, some called for an operation “Candle in the windows” Thursday night to give a “message of peace, for freedom.” At 8:00 p.m., the lights of the Eiffel Tower will go out for the victims.
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