Historical choices after the massacres in Paris

The tragic, unqualifiable attacks committed in January 2015 at Charlie Hebdo’s office, in Montrouge and a kosher supermarket, which killed 17 persons, have created an unprecedented reaction from the French population. Demonstrations organised all over the country during the weekend have shown the population’s attachment to freedom, in particular to the freedom of expression.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: What now for France post-terror attacks? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-now-for-france-post-terror-attacks/

ESO: Background information: Shootings at headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, deaths reported http://www.europeansources.info/record/shootings-at-headquarters-of-french-satirical-magazine-charlie-hebdo-deaths-reported/

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