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| Paris attacks: Survivors and victims' families attend memorial ceremony - as it happened | Paris attacks: Survivors and victims' families attend memorial ceremony - as it happened |
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| 12.20pm GMT | 12.20pm GMT |
| 12:20 | 12:20 |
| We’re bringing this live blog to a close now. | We’re bringing this live blog to a close now. |
| Here is how this morning’s moving ceremony played out. | Here is how this morning’s moving ceremony played out. |
| 12.12pm GMT | 12.12pm GMT |
| 12:12 | 12:12 |
| Across France, from Strasbourg to Nice, to Paris and Marseille, the French tricolour (or improvised ones) has been hung from shops, homes and offices. | Across France, from Strasbourg to Nice, to Paris and Marseille, the French tricolour (or improvised ones) has been hung from shops, homes and offices. |
| 11.51am GMT | 11.51am GMT |
| 11:51 | 11:51 |
| The memorial ceremony at Les Invalides | The memorial ceremony at Les Invalides |
| Jessica Elgot | Jessica Elgot |
| The solemn ceremony at Les Invalides was a time to remember each of the 130 victims as individuals, with President Francois Hollande promising France would honour them with love, more concerts, and more music. | The solemn ceremony at Les Invalides was a time to remember each of the 130 victims as individuals, with President Francois Hollande promising France would honour them with love, more concerts, and more music. |
| In the biting cold, more than 2,000 people including families of the dead, politicians and dignitaries came to pay tribute at the “national and republican” ceremony at Les Invalides, where France has traditionally honoured its war dead. | In the biting cold, more than 2,000 people including families of the dead, politicians and dignitaries came to pay tribute at the “national and republican” ceremony at Les Invalides, where France has traditionally honoured its war dead. |
| Many of the 350 wounded in the November 13 attacks were at the front of the crowd, in wheelchairs and stretchers, accompanied by Red Cross medics, and others in chairs wrapped up in layers of blankets against the freezing winter mist. | Many of the 350 wounded in the November 13 attacks were at the front of the crowd, in wheelchairs and stretchers, accompanied by Red Cross medics, and others in chairs wrapped up in layers of blankets against the freezing winter mist. |
| Hollande arrived at 10.30am as the Republican Guard played the national anthem La Marseillaise, as photographs of 130 victims appeared on screens, showing them smiling, drinking or holidaying in the sunshine. | Hollande arrived at 10.30am as the Republican Guard played the national anthem La Marseillaise, as photographs of 130 victims appeared on screens, showing them smiling, drinking or holidaying in the sunshine. |
| A trio of singers, Nolwenn Leroy, Camelia Jordana and Yael Naim sang the melancholy ballad ‘Quand on a que l’amour’ (When all we have love) by Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel, followed by the classic French song ‘Perlimpinpin’ originally by French singer Barbara, sung today by Nathalie Dessay. | A trio of singers, Nolwenn Leroy, Camelia Jordana and Yael Naim sang the melancholy ballad ‘Quand on a que l’amour’ (When all we have love) by Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel, followed by the classic French song ‘Perlimpinpin’ originally by French singer Barbara, sung today by Nathalie Dessay. |
| In his sombre 20-minute address, Hollande emphasised the youth of the victims, the majority under 35 years old, and how they had been attacked on the terraces of cafes, eating meals in local bistros, watching football or dancing in a concert hall. | In his sombre 20-minute address, Hollande emphasised the youth of the victims, the majority under 35 years old, and how they had been attacked on the terraces of cafes, eating meals in local bistros, watching football or dancing in a concert hall. |
| “It’s because they represented life that they were killed, it’s because they represented France that they were slaughtered, it’s because they represented freedom that they were massacred,” he said. | “It’s because they represented life that they were killed, it’s because they represented France that they were slaughtered, it’s because they represented freedom that they were massacred,” he said. |
| The attackers acted “in the name of an insane cause and a betrayed God,” he said. “I promise that France will do everything possible to destroy the army of fanatics who committed these crimes.” | The attackers acted “in the name of an insane cause and a betrayed God,” he said. “I promise that France will do everything possible to destroy the army of fanatics who committed these crimes.” |
| France will overcome this enemy, he said. “With our weapons, the weapons of democracy. With our institutions. With international law.” | France will overcome this enemy, he said. “With our weapons, the weapons of democracy. With our institutions. With international law.” |
| France can count on its armed forces in Syria, Iraq and in the Sahel, he said, as well as on the police and the gendarmes, and Parliament which will “adopt all appropriate measures for the defence of national interests.” | France can count on its armed forces in Syria, Iraq and in the Sahel, he said, as well as on the police and the gendarmes, and Parliament which will “adopt all appropriate measures for the defence of national interests.” |
| As the French president ended his speech, singers from the Paris Opera academy and the French Army choir led the crowd in La Marseillaise for the second time, singing all of the verses of the anthem. Hollande did not join the singing, but stood in silence and stared straight ahead. | As the French president ended his speech, singers from the Paris Opera academy and the French Army choir led the crowd in La Marseillaise for the second time, singing all of the verses of the anthem. Hollande did not join the singing, but stood in silence and stared straight ahead. |
| He did not meet with families of victims after the ceremony, aides told French media, not wishing to disturb “the solemnity of the moment”. | He did not meet with families of victims after the ceremony, aides told French media, not wishing to disturb “the solemnity of the moment”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.54am GMT | at 11.54am GMT |
| 11.42am GMT | 11.42am GMT |
| 11:42 | 11:42 |
| Nelly Minvielle, mother of 39-year-old advertising creative Yannick Minvielle who was killed at the Bataclan theatre, has been speaking to French TV station BFMTV. | Nelly Minvielle, mother of 39-year-old advertising creative Yannick Minvielle who was killed at the Bataclan theatre, has been speaking to French TV station BFMTV. |
| “It was a beautiful tribute,” she said. “Contrary to what I thought, it has given me some comfort.” | “It was a beautiful tribute,” she said. “Contrary to what I thought, it has given me some comfort.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.42am GMT | at 11.42am GMT |
| 11.39am GMT | 11.39am GMT |
| 11:39 | 11:39 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.51am GMT | at 11.51am GMT |
| 11.17am GMT | 11.17am GMT |
| 11:17 | 11:17 |
| Despite the tears, this generation has become the face of France, the French president tweets, echoing the words of his speech earlier. | Despite the tears, this generation has become the face of France, the French president tweets, echoing the words of his speech earlier. |
| Malgré les larmes, cette génération est aujourd'hui devenue le visage de la France. Vive la République et vive la France #hommagenational | Malgré les larmes, cette génération est aujourd'hui devenue le visage de la France. Vive la République et vive la France #hommagenational |
| 11.15am GMT | 11.15am GMT |
| 11:15 | 11:15 |
| The ceremony today was the first time we saw some of the faces of more than 400 people who were injured in the Paris attacks, attending the ceremony in wheelchairs and some on stretchers. Several of the wounded were wrapped up in heavy blankets against the freezing winter weather. | The ceremony today was the first time we saw some of the faces of more than 400 people who were injured in the Paris attacks, attending the ceremony in wheelchairs and some on stretchers. Several of the wounded were wrapped up in heavy blankets against the freezing winter weather. |
| Sixty-nine people are still in hospital following the November 13 attacks, according to a joint statement from the Paris public hospitals. | Sixty-nine people are still in hospital following the November 13 attacks, according to a joint statement from the Paris public hospitals. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.15am GMT | at 11.15am GMT |
| 11.05am GMT | 11.05am GMT |
| 11:05 | 11:05 |
| A poignant picture from French news agency AFP, with the names of 130 victims. | A poignant picture from French news agency AFP, with the names of 130 victims. |
| Attentats de Paris : les 130 victimes #AFP pic.twitter.com/qYppX29kN9 | Attentats de Paris : les 130 victimes #AFP pic.twitter.com/qYppX29kN9 |
| 10.55am GMT | 10.55am GMT |
| 10:55 | 10:55 |
| With Hollande’s call for French citizens to fly the Tricolour today, here are a few more of the inventive ways the red, white and blue colours of the French flag are being displayed across France today. | With Hollande’s call for French citizens to fly the Tricolour today, here are a few more of the inventive ways the red, white and blue colours of the French flag are being displayed across France today. |
| Vendredi 27 novembre 2015 #HommageNational suite aux attentats de Paris 🇫🇷 Drapeau-langes #fiersdelafrance pic.twitter.com/i80Xif3trI | Vendredi 27 novembre 2015 #HommageNational suite aux attentats de Paris 🇫🇷 Drapeau-langes #fiersdelafrance pic.twitter.com/i80Xif3trI |
| #FiersdelaFrance pic.twitter.com/dETvkUEcqZ | #FiersdelaFrance pic.twitter.com/dETvkUEcqZ |
| #HommageAuxVictimes #drapeautricolore home-made pic.twitter.com/2fZQm12SS3 | #HommageAuxVictimes #drapeautricolore home-made pic.twitter.com/2fZQm12SS3 |
| 10.46am GMT | 10.46am GMT |
| 10:46 | 10:46 |
| Francois Hollande's speech - key points | Francois Hollande's speech - key points |
| The French president’s speech in Les Invalides was not just one of mourning but of defiance, addressing issues of national security and democracy as well as paying tribute to the dead. | The French president’s speech in Les Invalides was not just one of mourning but of defiance, addressing issues of national security and democracy as well as paying tribute to the dead. |
| The 130 who died were murdered by assassins “in the name of an insane cause and a distorted god,” Francois Hollande said. | The 130 who died were murdered by assassins “in the name of an insane cause and a distorted god,” Francois Hollande said. |
| I promise that France will do everything possible to destroy the army of fanatics who committed these crimes. | I promise that France will do everything possible to destroy the army of fanatics who committed these crimes. |
| Those who came to kill on the night of November 13 wanted to sow division, he said. “They will fail,” he emphasised. “They have their death cult, but we have a love of life.” | Those who came to kill on the night of November 13 wanted to sow division, he said. “They will fail,” he emphasised. “They have their death cult, but we have a love of life.” |
| It was hatred which drove the Paris attacks, he said, the same enemy that kills in Bamako, Tunis, Palmyra, Paris, and that killed before in London or Madrid. | It was hatred which drove the Paris attacks, he said, the same enemy that kills in Bamako, Tunis, Palmyra, Paris, and that killed before in London or Madrid. |
| “It is a perverted Islam that denies the message of its holy book,” Hollande said. | “It is a perverted Islam that denies the message of its holy book,” Hollande said. |
| France will overcome this enemy, he said. “With our forces, those of the republic. With our weapons, those of democracy. With our institutions. With international law.” | France will overcome this enemy, he said. “With our forces, those of the republic. With our weapons, those of democracy. With our institutions. With international law.” |
| France can count on its armed forces in Syria, Iraq and in the Sahel, he said, as well as on the police and the gendarmes, and Parliament which will “adopt all appropriate measures for the defence of national interests.” | France can count on its armed forces in Syria, Iraq and in the Sahel, he said, as well as on the police and the gendarmes, and Parliament which will “adopt all appropriate measures for the defence of national interests.” |
| Freedom does not need to be avenged but to be served. I welcome this new generation. It has been struck down. It’s not afraid. It will live. It will live fully in the name of the dead we mourn today. | Freedom does not need to be avenged but to be served. I welcome this new generation. It has been struck down. It’s not afraid. It will live. It will live fully in the name of the dead we mourn today. |
| Today, despite the tears, this generation has become the face of France. | Today, despite the tears, this generation has become the face of France. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.03pm GMT | at 12.03pm GMT |
| 10.32am GMT | 10.32am GMT |
| 10:32 | 10:32 |
| The crowds are filing out of the courtyard now, out of the biting cold Paris weather where temperatures are around 3°C. | The crowds are filing out of the courtyard now, out of the biting cold Paris weather where temperatures are around 3°C. |
| Many of the injured who watched the ceremony had medical assistance close by, some in wheelchairs and on stretchers. | Many of the injured who watched the ceremony had medical assistance close by, some in wheelchairs and on stretchers. |
| 10.21am GMT | 10.21am GMT |
| 10:21 | 10:21 |
| Message of Hollande's speech: 'France won't change' #parisattacks #HommageAuxVictimes | Message of Hollande's speech: 'France won't change' #parisattacks #HommageAuxVictimes |
| Hollande: our patriotism today is about resistance not revenge. France still a place of tolerance #HommageAuxVictimes | Hollande: our patriotism today is about resistance not revenge. France still a place of tolerance #HommageAuxVictimes |
| I’ll do a fuller post on the themes of Hollande’s speech shortly. | I’ll do a fuller post on the themes of Hollande’s speech shortly. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.24am GMT | at 10.24am GMT |
| 10.18am GMT | 10.18am GMT |
| 10:18 | 10:18 |
| The French president has finished speaking. | The French president has finished speaking. |
| Singers from the Paris Opera academy and the French Army choir lead the crowd in La Marseillaise for the second time, to conclude the ceremony, accompanied by the orchestra of the Republican Guard. | Singers from the Paris Opera academy and the French Army choir lead the crowd in La Marseillaise for the second time, to conclude the ceremony, accompanied by the orchestra of the Republican Guard. |
| Many of the crowd of dignitaries and family members are singing, but Hollande stands in silence, staring straight ahead. | Many of the crowd of dignitaries and family members are singing, but Hollande stands in silence, staring straight ahead. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.29am GMT | at 10.29am GMT |
| 10.15am GMT | 10.15am GMT |
| 10:15 | 10:15 |
| 10.14am GMT | 10.14am GMT |
| 10:14 | 10:14 |
| Hollande says he will not forget the images of solidarity from around the world, crowds who sang the national anthem and flew French flags. | Hollande says he will not forget the images of solidarity from around the world, crowds who sang the national anthem and flew French flags. |
| He said it seemed like “the whole world was in mourning.” | He said it seemed like “the whole world was in mourning.” |