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.
Schweigeminute am Brandenburger Tor. #ParisAttacks #Berlin pic.twitter.com/ENm8Ey2M8R
— Petar Marjanović ? (@petarmarj) November 16, 2015
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.
#Schweigeminute am #Ostkreuz: Die Bahnen stehen still. https://t.co/fXH8cm71HM pic.twitter.com/i4mBRhWQEU
— Berliner Zeitung (@berlinerzeitung) November 16, 2015
Political analysts now indicate that the German government is divided on the recent refugee crisis and seems quite likely to turn more austere.