The Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), a UNESCO world heritage site, was lit up in French flag colour in solidarity in solidarity with the victims of the devastating terror attack in the French capital that killed over 120 people and injured hundreds of others.
In Varanasi, people in large numbers participated in a candle light vigil in memory of the victims. Tourists from France also participated.
Monuments from the Sydney Opera House in Australia to One World Trade Center in New York were adorned with France’s red, white and blue, while the “Peace for Paris” symbol combining the city’s iconic Eiffel Tower with the peace sign of the 1960s went viral online.
New York’s Metropolitan Opera led by star tenor Placido Domingo mourned the victims of France’s worst-ever such attacks with an unscheduled performance of the distinctive French national anthem.
Many of the 6,000 participants in a march in the Irish capital were draped in the French blue, white and red flag, while others also sang the national anthem.
London paid homage to the victims as some 2,000 people gathered at an evening vigil in the British capital’s Trafalgar Square, where fountains and the grand portico of the National Gallery opposite were lit to resemble the Tricolour.
Around 150 people displayed flags and home-made placards reading “London stands with Paris” and “Nous sommes Paris” (We are Paris) in reference to the “#JeSuisCharlie” hashtag that went viral after the French satirical magazine was attacked in January.