'We shouldn't be scared - we are still going out': Defiant Parisians pack the streets of the French capital to honour those killed exactly one week ago

  • Thousands of Parisans have paid tribute to those who were killed last week
  • They packed the streets in a defiant response to ISIS and terrorism
  • Some lit candles and sang and some danced in the streets of the capital
  • Others held hands in silent at the Place de la Republique in the city centre

Thousands of Parisans have paid tribute to those who were killed in last week's attacks by packing the streets in a defiant response to ISIS and terrorism.

Some lit candles and sang and some danced in the streets. Others held hands in silent at the Place de la Republique, which has become a central commemoration site for the victims of the massacre.

The scenes were repeated at the cafes and the Bataclan theatre, where most of the 130 people who died lost their lives.

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Women hold hands as people unite for a tribute near a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, at the Place de la Republique

Women hold hands as people unite for a tribute near a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, at the Place de la Republique

People gather at a memorial set-up near the Bataclan theatre in Paris, to pay respects to the victims

People gather at a memorial set-up near the Bataclan theatre in Paris, to pay respects to the victims

People held hands in silent at the Place de la Republique, which has become a central commemoration site for the victims of the massacre

People held hands in silent at the Place de la Republique, which has become a central commemoration site for the victims of the massacre

A woman lights candles at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Paris terror attacks last week

A woman lights candles at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Paris terror attacks last week

The attacks, claimed by militants from Islamic State, started shortly before 9.20pm as Parisians enjoyed a Friday night out.

Bouquets were laid at the Place de la Republique, lit by the flames of hundreds of candles, and in Parisian style people opened bottles of wine on the street to toast those who died in the massacres.

At the cafe La Belle Equipe, where one of the gun attacks took place, mourners broke into a round of applause at a memorial for the victims. 

Elsewhere around Paris landmarks including the French parliament and Eiffel Tower, were illuminated in the red, white and blue of the Tricolor.

People light candles and place flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, at the Place de la Republique

People light candles and place flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, at the Place de la Republique

France's former minister of Culture and current president of the Institude of the Arab World Jack Lang pay their respects

France's former minister of Culture and current president of the Institude of the Arab World Jack Lang pay their respects

People dance while uniting for a tribute near a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Paris terror attacks

People dance while uniting for a tribute near a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Paris terror attacks

Crowds gathered outside the Bataclan - the scene of the most deadly attack - to light candles and stand in solidarity with the families who lost loved ones.

Parisians, including a young boy, took turns playing a piano, and sang and cheered at 9.20pm tonight - the exact time of the attacks last week.

Other laid flowers and lit candles at the vast memorial in front of the building.

Cristina Ruiz, 29, told MailOnline: 'I live very close and I was cycling when I heard the noises (shots last Friday). I was a few blocks away when it happened.

'I wanted to be here. We shouldn't be scared. It could have been any of us but we are still going out and living our normal lives. It feels comforting to know people are still going out.'

Earlier today, France's Senate has voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's deadly attacks

Earlier today, France's Senate has voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's deadly attacks

A woman lights a candle in front La Belle Equipe cafe a week after the terror attacks which killed 130 people

A woman lights a candle in front La Belle Equipe cafe a week after the terror attacks which killed 130 people

People applaud at the tributes outside the Belle Equipe cafe which was attacked by jihadists last week

People applaud at the tributes outside the Belle Equipe cafe which was attacked by jihadists last week

Virginia Renaud, 46, said: 'I wanted to be with the victims' families and to show we support them.'

Nathalie Menant, 50, added: 'We have so much pain, we are hurt. Being together is a way to make it better.' 

At football matches across France, the French national anthem was played in tribute before the games - something which the English Premier League will do this weekend.

'I'm still reeling, because these are the neighborhoods where we young people go out a lot, places we know well,' said student Sophie Garcon as she looked at tributes left outside the Le Carillon bar, where gunmen sprayed automatic weapons fire. 

Players and Nice's supporters observe a minute of silence in tribute to the Paris attacks victims before their match against Lyon at the Allianz Riviera stadium

Players and Nice's supporters observe a minute of silence in tribute to the Paris attacks victims before their match against Lyon at the Allianz Riviera stadium

A woman smiles as Paris showed its defiance against terrorism a week after the ISIS attacks

A woman smiles as Paris showed its defiance against terrorism a week after the ISIS attacks

People form the "Pray for Paris" logo with candles as people unite for a tribute at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, near the Belle Equipe cafe

People form the 'Pray for Paris' logo with candles as people unite for a tribute at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a series of deadly attacks in Paris, near the Belle Equipe cafe

But despite the defiance, fear remains in the air as politicians and intelligence services desperately try to bolster security measures across Europe.

Earlier today, France's Senate has voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's deadly attacks.

This expands police powers to carry out arrests and searches and allows authorities to forbid the movement of persons and vehicles at specific times and places. 

France's lower chamber has already approved the measure.

People make a chain around a monument at Place de la Republique in defiance to last week's attacks in Paris

People make a chain around a monument at Place de la Republique in defiance to last week's attacks in Paris

Parisians, including a young boy, took turns playing a piano, and sang and cheered at 9.20pm tonight - the exact time of the attacks last week

Parisians, including a young boy, took turns playing a piano, and sang and cheered at 9.20pm tonight - the exact time of the attacks last week

But despite the defiance, fear remains in the air as politicians and intelligence services desperately try to bolster security measures across Europe

But despite the defiance, fear remains in the air as politicians and intelligence services desperately try to bolster security measures across Europe

A woman holds a candle in front of The Petit Cambodge restaurant, one of the sites of the coordinated extremists attacks in Paris

A woman holds a candle in front of The Petit Cambodge restaurant, one of the sites of the coordinated extremists attacks in Paris

Today a third body was discovered in the wreckage of the flat in a northern Paris suburb where the suspected mastermind behind the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, died in a shoot-out with police on Wednesday.

The three dead included Abaaoud and his female cousin Hasna Aitboulahcen, 26, but the third person's identity and gender is yet to be ascertained.

It was initially thought that Aitboulahcen blew herself up during the gunfight, but Paris prosecutors have confirmed she was killed in the police raid but was not a suicide bomber.

Amid the widespread tightening of security, European Union interior ministers have agreed to draw up plans for the 'systematic control' of all people entering the bloc after it was disclosed that Belgium-born Abaaoud was able to slip into the country undetected.

French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the measure - which would affect everyone crossing the external borders of the travel-free Schengen zone - represented a 'crucial' change. 

People set flowers outside the Bataclan concert hall after French artists and cultural figures are calling for people to mark a week since the start of the Paris attacks with an outpouring of 'noise and light'

People set flowers outside the Bataclan concert hall after French artists and cultural figures are calling for people to mark a week since the start of the Paris attacks with an outpouring of 'noise and light'

MIGRANTS IN CALAIS 'JUNGLE' PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO TERROR VICTIMS 

Around 100 migrants in Calais today observed a minute's silence for the Paris terror attack victims.

The memorial was held in front of a church at a the camp which has been dubbed the 'Jungle'.

Many of the refugees wore and waved the French flag and some even placed the tricolore above their tents. 

Around 100 migrants in Calais today observed a minute's silence for the Paris terror attack victims

Around 100 migrants in Calais today observed a minute's silence for the Paris terror attack victims

Many of the refugees wore and waved the French flag and some even placed the tricolore above their tents

Many of the refugees wore and waved the French flag and some even placed the tricolore above their tents

There were speakers at the rally, who paid tribute to the 130 people killed by ISIS gunmen and suicide bombers last Friday.

Ako, a 47-year-old Iraq Kurd, organised the event. He told the crowd: 'We are brotherly with France and understand the drama that its people suffer. We were also persecuted by Daesh, so we fled the country.'

Dozens of migrants from many different nationalities listened to the speeches, before standing silent in honour of those who tragically died.  

There are at least 4,500 migrants, mainly from Eastern Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan, living in the 'Jungle' in Calais. 

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