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‘Today, Paris is the capital of the world’: Hollande

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French President Francois Hollande said Sunday that "today, Paris is the capital of the world," as thousands gathered in Paris to take part in a historic display of global defiance against extremism.

"The entire country will rise up," he told ministers, according to his entourage, as the country reels from an Islamist killing spree that left 17 people dead.

French President Francois Hollande said Sunday that “today, Paris is the capital of the world,” as thousands gathered in Paris to take part in a historic display of global defiance against extremism.

“The entire country will rise up,” he told ministers, according to his entourage, as the country reels from an Islamist killing spree that left 17 people dead.

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