Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Funerals held for victims of Paris attacks

Simultaneous funerals are being held in Jerusalem and Paris to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks in the French capital last week by armed jihadists.

A funeral in Jerusalem is taking place for the four Jewish people killed at a kosher supermarket in Paris are being buried. 

Meanwhile in Paris a solemn ceremony attended by French President Francois Hollande is remembering the 2 officers murdered by the gunmen who stormed the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo as well as a female officer shot in a separate attack.

The three were awarded special honors.

Our correspondent Sandra Gathmann says French President Hollande gave an emotional speech.

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