More than a million people have taken part in a
unity march in Paris, after 17 people were killed
during three days of deadly attacks in France's
capital.
The government has described it as the largest
march in the country's history.
More than 40 world leaders joined the start of
the march, linking arms in an act of solidarity.
The marchers wanted to demonstrate unity after
the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo,
police officers, and a kosher supermarket.
"Paris is the capital of the world today," French
leader Francois Hollande said.
The rally, led by relatives of the victims of last
week's attacks, began at the Place de la
Republique.
The interior ministry said the turnout was
"unprecedented", and that the march was too
large to count.
Several other French cities also held rallies, and
AFP news agency reported that the combined
turnout across France was more than three
million.
World leaders, including British Prime Minister
David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita,
EU President Donald Tusk, and Jordan's King
Abdullah II joined the beginning of the Paris
march.
They observed a minute's silence before the
march began.
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