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January 12, 2015

Over 3.7 Million Rally in French Response to Charlie Hebdo Massacre 
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An estimated 3.7 million people rallied across France on Sunday in
response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and ensuing attacks that left 17
people dead. More than a million people marched in Paris, making it the
largest demonstration in French history. More than 40 world leaders
traveled to Paris to help lead the march. Several demonstrators mounted
the Statue of the Republic, a symbol of the French Revolution, and
hoisted up an inflated pencil to honor the killed Charlie Hebdo
cartoonists. France has announced it will deploy 10,000 soldiers on home
soil by tomorrow and post almost 5,000 extra police officers to protect
Jewish sites after last week's attacks.

 

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