Paris holds solemn ceremonies to remember victims of January 2015 attacks

(Radio France) The French capital [paid] tribute on Thursday to the victims of the terror attacks that occurred at the beginning of 2015. The ceremonies were “marked by sobriety,” due to reinforced health measures in the context of the Covid-19 crisis.

Six years after the events and nearly three weeks after the end of the trial, Paris this week commemorates the deadly attacks that took place between 7 and 9 January 2015.

The ceremonies are “placed under the sign of sobriety, dignity and meditation,” the city explained.

“6 years later, Paris remembers and pays tribute to the victims of the January 2015 attacks. Let’s never forget them,” said socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo on Twitter.

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