Paris attacks: French citizens shaken but 'not afraid'
Friday's terror attacks have hit Paris on many levels. Men and women, young and old, are forced to cope with what many say is a generation under attack. Today, Anna Maria Tremonti is in Paris to talk to eye witnesses and citizens who say they are not afraid.
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A man pays his respect outside Le Carillon restaurant in Paris. (Reuters/Christian Hartmann )
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"We are not scared. We are not going to stay inside."
A man, wrapped with a French flag, observes a minute of silence in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, to pay tribute to victims of Friday's Paris attacks. (Reuters/Charles Platiau )
As the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral tolled last night, people pressed against the barriers in the hopes of getting inside for a memorial service in honour of the dead.
Friday's terror attacks have hit Paris on many levels... a state of emergency, police still searching for accomplices, business and cafes shuttered...
In Paris many people walk from crime scene to crime scene on a pilgrimage of sorts with flowers, candles, and cards.
People hold hands to form a human solidarity chain at Place de la Republique near sites of the deadly attacks in Paris, November 15, 2015. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)
The authorities said it was "too dangerous" to gather this weekend, but they came any way... gathering at La Place de la République.
Candles, flowers and messages of tribute are seen at the Place de la République near the deadly attacks sites in Paris, November 16, 2015. The placard shows the colours of French flag, the slogan 'Not Afraid' and the City of Paris motto 'Fluctuat Nec Mergitur' — Latin for 'buffeted (by waves) but not sunk.' (Christian Hartmann/Reuters)
Host Anna Maria Tremonti joined French citizens on the streets of Paris to hear how they are coping with the shocking attack on their city and freedom. Anna Maria also spoke to an eyewitness who was close to the Bataclan concert hall when the attack took place.
People gather to observe a minute-silence at the Place de la Republique in memory of the victims of the Paris terror attacks last Friday, on November 16, 2015 in Paris, France. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
People light candles as they pay tribute to the victims of Friday's attacks in Paris, at the Old Harbour in Marseille, France, November 14, 2015. (Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier )
Paris is not alone. The world has joined in solidarity to support Paris through this recent attack.
A Palestinian lights a candle during a rally in solidarity with victims of Paris attacks and recent Lebanon bombing, in front of the Nativity church in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, November 14, 2015. (Reuters/Mussa Qawasma )
College students hold candles and placards during a vigil to show solidarity with the victims of the Paris attacks, in Chandigarh, India, November 16, 2015. (Reuters/Ajay Verma )
A woman holds a sign during a ceremony in solidarity with the victims the day after a series of deadly attacks in the French capital of Paris, in Lausanne, Switzerland November 14, 2015. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)
This segment was produced by The Current's Lara O'Brien in Paris.
