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How Germany Mourned the 2015 Paris Attacks

Silence outside the French embassy, memorials in every major city: how Germany responded to the November 2015 Paris attacks.

One minute of silence fell all over Germany today, as people from all major cities gathered to mourn for the loss of 129 people in the Paris attacks over the weekend.

TL;DR: With solidarity, memorials, and a renewed debate about security and immigration policy.
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Locals and tourists gathered outside the French embassy in Berlin, just meters away from the Brandenburger Tor, to pay homage to those killed at the Paris attacks. The French ambassador Philippe Etienne joined the small crowd. On midday even Berlin's S-Bahn trains haled their services as a sign of remembrance.

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Political analysts now indicate that the German government is divided on the recent <refugee crisis and seems quite likely to turn more austere.

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How did Germany react to the Paris attacks?

With solidarity, memorials, and a renewed debate about security and immigration policy.

Michael Schmitz has taught German for over 25 years. He holds a DaF degree and runs SmarterGerman. When he's asked for the way he always says it geradeheraus.
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