At the event, Baker also told Valery Freland, the consul general of France in Boston, that MA “stand[s] with France”.
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“We’re confident that Boston has no threat, but we’re monitoring closely”, he said. “This is about all the people who believe in democracy, all people who believe in freedom, and people showing up here shows that people understand that”.
“It’s really scary that this is the third terrorist attack that France has endured this year and it’s not the end of these terrorist attacks”, Kelsey Loconte said. “It’s important to seek comfort in others during these times”.
Gov. Charlie Baker said he’s hoping to organize a conference call today among all the state’s police chiefs to widen the pool of information sharing.
There was a small but noticeable police presence, with a auto stationed outside the building and a second vehicle – a K-9 unit SUV – regularly circling the block.
The French consulate in Boston is inviting people to a rally at Boston Common at noon Sunday.
BOSTON, 15 Nov 2015: A woman places a candle at the Lafayette Mall at a rally in support of France and Paris at the Boston Common Sunday.
An impromptu, softly sung version of the French national anthem filtered the air at one point.
“The fact that ISIS is being able to attack Paris is very shocking and more heartbreaking, not for the people who died, but for the fact that they’re becoming stronger and stronger”, he said.
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Bruemmer said he has friends in Paris who are angry and dismayed at the attacks. The other side of his flag said “I love France”.
