Hollande visits main Paris mosque, a year after Charlie Hebdo attack
PARIS — French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris today (Jan 10), a year after jihadist attacks in the French capital.
France's President Francois Hollande, left, and Prime Minister Manuel Valls, right, lay a wreath of flowers during a ceremony to honour the victims of the Islamic extremist attacks at Place de la Republique in Paris, on Jan 10, 2016. Photo: AP
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PARIS — French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris today (Jan 10), a year after jihadist attacks in the French capital.
“The president had a short conversation and a moment of friendship and fraternity over a cup of tea,” a French presidency official said.
Earlier, Mr Hollande attended a low-key event to mark a year since 1.5 million people thronged Paris in a show of unity following the shootings at Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a Jewish supermarket.
Mosques across France opened their doors to the public this weekend in a bid by the Muslim community to build bridges following a series of jihadist attacks that rocked France in 2015. AFP
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