Frantic France

The Charlie Hebdo company, located in Paris, France, was attacked by terrorists. The spark of the incidents was caused by certain cartoons and articles that the Charlie Hebdo magazine published. The magazine published articles that criticized the Muslim religion and Muhammad. The shooting was caused because of these articles and that they wanted to get revenge on the magazine.

Ever since the Paris shooting, you can tell that there is a big sense of unity in the country. One of the big events that happened was a rally that stood against terrorism. Around 40 world leaders and about 3 to 4 million attendees went to stand against terrorism. People put aside their differences to make this common cause known.

Many people are sad by the fact that 20 people died in this incident but glad that the country is starting to come together and feeling more unified than ever before. "Our entire country will rise up toward something better," French President Francois Hollande said.

It's sad that something this sad had to happen in order for the country to be unified. That's how Caroline Van Ruymbeke felt about it when she stated, "It's important to be here for freedom for tolerance and for all the victims. It's sad we had to get to this point for people to react against intolerance, racism and fascism." 

The US was represented by Ambassador Jane Hartley at the march and Secretary of State John Kerry made a statement from India stating, the world stood with the people of France "not just in anger and in outrage, but in solidarity and commitment to the cause of confronting extremism and in the cause that extremists fear so much and that has always united our countries: freedom."

I would feel safe traveling to France now. France will have heightened security since these attacks. They would have to keep a closer eye on who comes and goes into the country to keep their people safe. If you look at America since 9/11, they had definitely gotten tighter on security and there has not been a tragedy to that degree ever since. I would feel safe in France because all of their offices and other security agencies would be on high alert

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