They were the second wave of airstrikes by France against IS after attacks killed at least 129 people around Paris on Friday.
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President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, invited EU leaders at the G20 summit to join the one minute’s silence.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks, for which France is now in three days of mourning.
Terrorists carried out their systematic attack on six areas of Paris- including the Stade de France stadium, the Bataclan concert venue and several restaurants – between 8.20pm and 11.20pm GMT.
The National Football League has already made a number of other accommodations in an attempt to honor the more than 120 people who lost their lives Friday in a multipronged terror attack in the French capital.
Bristol City Council employees also stopped to pay their respects.
A minute’s silence is being held across Britain today to show the country’s solidarity for France in the wake of the Paris terrorist atrocities.
A Number 10 spokeswoman said: “As the situation continues to unfold, we are working closely with the French authorities, through our security and intelligence agencies, police and Border Force and our Embassy in Paris”. “I thank them all”.
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A major manhunt is now underway for key suspect Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to have been stopped by police on the Belgian border within hours of the attack but was then released.
