Hollande visits main Paris mosque, a year after Charlie Hebdo attack

The president had a short conversation and a moment of friendship and fraternity over a cup of tea


Afp January 10, 2016
Screen grab showing Hollande hugging a Muslim at Paris main mosque.

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris on Sunday, a year after extremist attacks in the French capital.

"The president had a short conversation and a moment of friendship and fraternity over a cup of tea," a French presidency official said.

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Earlier, Hollande attended a low-key event to mark a year since 1.5 million people thronged Paris in a show of unity following the shootings at Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a Jewish supermarket.

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Mosques across France opened their doors to the public this weekend in a bid by the Muslim community to build bridges following a series of jihadist attacks that rocked France in 2015.

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Zahid | 8 years ago | Reply Excellent gesture from president of France very nice, like it
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