Vigil held in Calgary for Paris shooting victims
Posted Jan 7, 2015 10:53 pm.
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The search continues for 2 of the masked gunmen in an attack on the offices of the satirical newspaper ‘Charlie Hebdo’ in Paris, France.
The French news agency AFP reported that one of the shooters, an 18-year-old man, turned himself into authorities Wednesday night.
12 people were killed, including 2 police officers.
Thousands turned out to vigils around the globe in solidarity with those killed, to prove that the world stands united against terrorist attacks.
Here in Calgary, dozens of people gathered at City Hall.
And one of those attendees tells 660News that this attack in Paris is similar to an attack on freedom of speech.
“Charlie Hebdo is definitely the symbol of the freedom of speech, and that’s something very important for any country in the world. And to attack them, it’s like to attack all of France and the freedom, it’s like a world wide attack.”
11 others were injured in the attack.
