This morning, I rummaged through my closet to find three shirts of exactly the right color... [View all]

[Surya Gayatri]

France gathers to honor its dead and to display its unity.

This solemn ceremony is beginning as I post this. President Hollande has asked French people all over France to show their solidarity with the Republic and with the victims by displaying the "Tricouleur" from their residences.

I don't own a proper French flag and am stuck in my apartment for medical reasons.

So, this morning I rummaged through my closet and managed to find three shirts of exactly the right color:

BLEU - BLANC - ROUGE

They are now waving in the breeze from my fourth floor window balustrade.

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This is Les Invalides, where the ceremony is taking
place:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides





http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34940427

France is to hold a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago.

Friday's service in central Paris will bring together 1,000 people, including President Francois Hollande as well as survivors and victims' families.

A minute's silence will be held and the names of all the victims read out.

Attackers with assault rifles and suicide belts targeted a number of sites in the capital. Islamic State later said it was behind the assault.

ETA:

Direct streaming here:

http://www.france24.com/en/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34942420

Modern music and contemporary compositions are being performed in deference to the youth of the victims. The large majority were under 35 years of age.