France commemorates one year after terrorist attacks
(VOVworld) – Commemorations are underway in Paris and its adjacent areas to mark 1 year after terrorist attacks in Paris. On Friday night, a friendship football match between France and Switzerland at Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outskirts of Paris.
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French football fans hold a minute of silence to mark the one-year anniversary of the November 13 Paris attacks ahead of a 2018 World Cup qualifying football match in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on November 11, 2016 (Photo: AFP) |
Present at the stadium, French President Francois Hollande recalled the attacks and called on the people to support the victims’ families and show unity in the fight against terrorism.
Last year, 3 terrorists bombed the 80,000-capacity stadium when a friendship football match between France and Germany was taking place.