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Standing in solidarity with the Blue, White and Red

Nations across the world have lit up major landmarks in the French national colours following the deadly Paris attacks.

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A couple stands in the rain as the blue, white and red colours of France's national flag are projected onto the sails of Sydney's Opera House in Australia. [Jason Reed/Reuters]
Published On 14 Nov 2015

A number of countries around the world have lit up major landmarks in the French national colours of blue, white and red, following the deadly attacks in Paris which killed at least 128 people.

A state of emergency has been declared across France after armed men, some wearing suicide belts, carried out six separate attacks in the French capital on Friday.

French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that the attacks in Paris were “an act of war” organised from abroad by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group with internal help.

US President Barack Obama and other world leaders condemned the series of coordinated attacks, while people across the world used social media as a platform to call for peace.

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San Francisco City Hall in California is lit up with blue, white and red, the colours of the French flag, following the Paris terror attacks. [Stephen Lam/Reuters]
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world responds to Paris Attack
One World Trade Center is lit in the blue, white and red colours of the French flag in honour of the victims of the attacks in Paris, in New York. [Carlo Allegri/Reuters]
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A makeshift memorial honouring the victims of the attack in Paris is seen outside the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, California. [Stephen Lam/Reuters]
world responds to Paris Attack
The Angel de la Independencia monument is lit up in blue, white and red, the colours of the French flag, following the Paris attacks, in Mexico City. [Tomas Bravo/Reuters]
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Toronto's landmark CN Tower is lit blue, white and red in the colours of the French flag following the Paris attacks. [Chris Helgren/Reuters]
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A man holds a drawing depicting the French flag and carrying the words 'I am Parisian' in front of the French embassy after attacks in Paris on Friday, in Warsaw, Poland. [Kacper Pempel/Reuters]
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Shanghai's landmark building Oriental Pearl TV Tower is lit up in blue, white and red, the colours of the French flag, following the Paris attacks. [Aly Song/Reuters]