DENMARK-SHOOTING/FRANCE REACTION "We are Danish", Paris says after Copenhagen shootings

Record ID: 324475

  • Title: DENMARK-SHOOTING/FRANCE REACTION "We are Danish", Paris says after Copenhagen shootings
  • Date: 16th February 2015
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FEBRUARY 16, 2015) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF DANISH EMBASSY CANDLES AND TRIBUTES OUTSIDE SIGNS AND CANDLES LEFT IN TRIBUTE TO MURDERED SECURITY GUARD, DAN UZAN DANISH FLAG POLICEMAN POLICE VAN DANISH CREST ON EMBASSY DANISH FLAG EXTERIOR OF DANISH EMBASSY ARC DE TRIOMPHE (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN, LINA LOPEZ, SAYING: "What did I think? Well it really surprised me. You don't expect it to happen up there (in countries of northern Europe). It's lamentable, that's all there is to it. There are no words. There are no words to describe that sort of thing." (SOUNDBITE) (French) VENEZUELAN LIVING IN PARIS, VICTOR GALARAGA, SAYING: "It has an impact given the recent attacks at Charlie Hebdo. I also think that, apart from staying vigilant, people are determined to carry on with their lives as normal which is the only thing to do, and not let themselves be terrorised." (SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN, JESSICA DOS SANTOS, SAYING: "I think that there are lots of morons who want to copy what happened here in Paris, what happened in Copenhagen. But I'm not scared because I have faith in France." NEWSPAPER KIOSQUE / ROAD MAGAZINES IN KIOSQUE WITH HEADLINES ABOUT JEWS IN FRANCE NEWSPAPERS
  • Embargoed: 3rd March 2015 12:00
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  • Location: France
  • Country: France
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA28I0Y96YVQP587EAC9SDSKAQZ
  • Story Text: France said on Monday (February 16) that it stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of Copenhagen after the weekend's deadly shootings, with the attacks prompting memories of the wave of violence which struck France last month.
    Outside the Danish embassy, tributes were left to the two victims of the deadly attacks, which targeted a synagogue and an event promoting free speech.
    Some 10,000 military personnel have been deployed to protect public sites in France since January's attacks which began at the headquarters of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and the government has said that security measures will remain in place as long as necessary.
    Residents of Paris expressed shock and solidarity on hearing the news of the shootings in Denmark, with one resident Lina Lopez, saying she was surprised that such violence could erupt in such a peaceful country.
    "It really surprised me. You don't expect it to happen up there (in countries of northern Europe). It's lamentable, that's all there is to it. There are no words," she said.
    "Apart from staying vigilant, people are determined to carry on with their lives as normal which is the only thing to do, and not let themselves be terrorised," Venezuelan citizen Victor Galaraga said.
    In a tribute to the Danes, French newspaper Liberation proclaimed "We are Danish" on its page -- a reference to the "I am Charlie" slogan widely-adopted after the Paris attacks.
    Newspaper "Le Parisien" struck a note of defiance with its headline: "Terrorist threat: learning to resist it".
    Over a series of attacks in Paris in January, 17 people were killed by Islamist militants. Many commentators have remarked on the similarities between the targets and the profiles of the gunmen in Paris and Copenhagen.
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