'I Am Charlie': Thousands Honor Victims of Terror Attack

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Thousands gather across France to honor the victims of the terrorist attack at the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

People gather to light candles under large mirror panels on the Old Port of Marseille, southern France, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP - Getty Images
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People gathered by the thousands throughout France to stand in solidarity for the victims of the terror attack against at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday. Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car.

"We must be unified against this barbarity, this intolerance," said Julian Thésee, 58, an artist who was among thousands gathered at the Place de la Republique. "Everyone has the right to speak, the right to express themselves and we have to - even if they have a gun to your temple, you must scream, 'Liberty!'"

People gather in Toulouse to honor the victims, holding aloft pens and papers reading "Je suis Charlie" — "I am Charlie."ERIC CABANIS / AFP - Getty Images
People gather at the Place Royale in Nantes.GEORGES GOBET / AFP - Getty Images
Journalists hold placard reading "I am Charlie" as they hold a minute of silence at the French news agency, Agence France Presse.BERTRAND GUAY / AFP - Getty Images
People gather at Place de la Republique in support of victims of the terrorist attack on Jan. 7, 2015 in Paris, France.Aurelien Meunier / Getty Images
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