London holds silent vigil in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo indy100 indy100 Indy100 logoNewsletter sign upRegister/Sign inTop 100NewsViralPoliticsCelebritiesScience & TechVideoWishlistWishlistBooksFashion & BeautyFood & DrinkHome & GardenKidsSports & FitnessTechTravel & OutdoorsMoreScience & techVideoConversationsSportIdentitiesLifestyleShowbizTVSearchxNews

London holds silent vigil in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo

Indy100 StaffJan 07, 2015 Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday evening to hold a near-silent vigil in solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. The crowds held pens and paper aloft following the murder of at least 12 people in a shooting at the French satirical magazine earlier that day. High profile figures at the magazine including its editor and chief cartoonist, Stéphane Charbonnier, known as “Charb”, and Jean Cabut, or “Cabu”, a veteran of several French newspapers and reportedly the highest paid cartoonist in the world, were both killed. One woman at the vigil didn't have a pen so she held up her keyboard instead. As well as pens and keyboards, those attending held signs saying 'Je Suis Charlie', which means “I am Charlie” in French. The #jesuischarlie hashtag began trending on Twitter around an hour after the attack as an expression of solidarity with victims of the attack. The Independent's Andrew Griffin who is at the vigil reported: The atmosphere is really quiet and really powerful. The bells from the church next to the square seem louder somehow. There are hundreds of people here and everyone is facing towards a tricolour in the middle of the square. More: The moving tributes to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting

Owen Jones delivers powerful speech on trans rights at awards ceremony

King admits suspense is killing me in trailer for The Repair Shop

Tory MP thinks Bank of England ' conspiring' against government

Please log in or register to upvote this article

Top 100

Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister - the best memes and reactions

liz trussprime ministerresignedmemesjokesliz truss4h

The Daily Star' s lettuce officially outlasted Liz Truss

liz trussresignationlettucedaily starliz truss4h

Liz Truss' s time as PM summed up with Taylor Swift song titles

liz trusstaylor swiftprime ministerliz truss2h

Man endures ' 29 hour flight' with screaming kids for the entire trip

flightplanechildflightOct 12, 2022

Lorraine Kelly hits out at Madonna' s ' boiled egg' face

madonnamadonnalorraine kellygmbshowbizplastic surgeryOct 11, 2022

Elon Musk is actually selling a ' Burnt Hair' fragrance

elon muskthe boring companyperfumeelon muskburnt hairOct 12, 2022

Jon Stewart slams Arkansas attorney general for her ' anti-trans law'

lgbt+transgenderlgbt+jon stewartapple tvarkansasus newsnewsOct 11, 2022

Couple spark debate for ' scandalous' wedding cake topper

wedding caketiktokwedding cakeviralOct 12, 2022

Love Island star shows extent of how far influencers edit photos

Love IslandOct 11, 2022

Steven Seagal describes Putin as one of ' greatest world leaders'

steven seagalOct 10, 2022

Lizzo wears empowering shirt after being fat-shamed by Kanye West

lizzoOct 10, 2022

14 of the worst things the Tories did this week

liz trussOct 08, 2022

A lettuce just outlasted Liz Truss' stint as prime minister

Liz Truss4h

Newsnight guest says ' you can' t treat mortgages like prime ministers'

Liz Truss8hThe Conversation (0)