The Queen said she and husband Prince Philip were “deeply shocked and saddened by the bad loss of life in Paris” while Cameron told the French people: “Your pain is our pain, your fight is our fight”.
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US President Barack Obama, citing France’s national motto, said “we are reminded in this time of tragedy that the bonds of liberte, egalite, fraternite, are not only values French people care so deeply about, but they are values that we share”.
“We still have to go out as if we’re not frightened”, the 47-year-old said.
She said the Scottish Government continues to work closely with the Foreign Office, Police Scotland and others to ensure that those caught up in the attack, or who may be concerned about relatives, have the advice, help and information they need. Other landmarks across the continent glowed blue, white and red Friday night, including San Francisco City Hall, the Omni Hotel in Dallas and Toronto’s CN Tower, for decades the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
A group of people have gathered in Union Square, New York, for a vigil following the in Paris.
Flags in London, including at Downing Street, Guildhall and the Old Bailey, are flying at half-mast, and flowers and candles have been laid on the steps of the French Embassy.
The outpouring of solidarity generated massive amounts of activity on social media, with the hashtags #prayforparis and #jesuisparis going viral.
Counterterrorism units have been deployed throughout the city and police stand guard outside the French Consulate on the Upper East Side. People stopped by to leave flowers; one woman was overcome with tears as she lit a candle to leave on the doorstep.
“First it gripped me”.
Singer Madonna paid a tearful tribute to the victims on stage by singing the classic French song “La vie en rose”, accompanied only by a guitar, during a concert in Stockholm.
“My message to the French people is clear – we stand with you united. A grateful U.S. remembers”, according to television reports.
Hundreds of people gathered at a vigil in London to show solidarity with the people of Paris as iconic buildings across the world were adorned with the French flag.
One Briton is confirmed to have died in the attacks on Friday that killed 129 people and injured 352, 99 of them critically.
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A similiar Internet phenomenon occurred after the January 7 attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed by jihadist gunmen. “We know we’ll be strong together”.
