The mayor’s call was answered as thousands gathered at the Quartier des Spectacles, two days after the Paris attacks that killed 129 people.
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Merseyside-born footballers Rickie Lambert and Martin Kelly were also in central Paris at the time of the attacks while a member of an Everton fans’ group in France is said to be among the victims from the massacre at the Bataclan concert hall.
More than 5,000 French people live in our region, and Saturday night, a few of them gathered in Love Park to prayer for the tragedy in their native land.
A candlelight vigil will be held at 5 p.m. outside Ottawa’s French Embassy at 42 Sussex St. Several dignitaries and politicians, including Rona Ambrose, interim leader of the Conservative Party and leader of the Official Opposition, said they will attend the event.
“Paris is under attack again”.
“People need to stand in solidarity in honour of the French people who lost their lives, but also for the peaceful people of the Muslim faith”.
Most of all, we send our heartfelt condolences and we open our arms to the people of France.
A vigil will be held at the Grand Parade Square at 6 p.m. on Saturday. With the rise of Islamic terrorism including Da’ish (The Islamic State), and other forms of terrorism across the globe, these attacks are becoming all too common.
The president of France declared three days of national mourning.
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“Those people who perpetrated this last night in Paris have nothing to do with Islam – they are nationalists who are after power and money”, Tahir Mahmood, one of the Ahmadi representatives, said.
