World leaders are gathering in Paris ahead of a march in the French capital to show unity after three days of terror that left 17 people dead. Some 40 leaders are to go to the rally, expected to dwarf Saturday marches that saw 700,000 take to the streets. About 2,000 police officers and 1,350 soldiers are being deployed across the French capital to protect marchers. Police are seeking accomplices of the gunmen who attacked a satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket. The interior minister says France will stay on high alert in the coming weeks. Bernard Cazeneuve will host a meeting on Sunday morning of fellow interior ministers from across Europe, including the UKs Theresa May, to discuss the threat posed by militants. Mr Cazeneuve promised exceptional measures for the massive unity march in Paris on Sunday, including positioning snipers on roofs. The foreign leaders expected to attend the rally include UK Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The march, which will be led by relatives of the victims of last weeks attacks, will leave Place de la Republique at 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT). More than a million people are expected to take part, the BBCs Chris Morris in Paris reports. - BBC. bbc/news/world-europe-30765824
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 05:34:45 +0000
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