Crowds gathered to pay their last respects to those killed in last week’s terror attacks in Paris. Three police officers died in the killing spree when terrorists attacked the offices of satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo and separately murdered a policewoman in the streets of Montrouge, outside the French capital.
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A coffin carrying the body of a murdered police officer is taken to a Muslim cemetery in Bobigny, France on January 13, 2015. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images -
The funeral ceremony for French police officer Ahmed Merabet in Bobigny, near Paris, who was killed on January 7 by gunmen during the attack of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Joel Saget / AFP Photo -
People attend the funeral ceremony for French police officer Ahmed Merabet, a Muslim, whose last moments were captured on film as one of the gunmen shot him in the head while he lay wounded, pleading for life. Joel Saget / AFP Photo -
‘Ahmed Merabet died protecting the innocent from hate. I salute him,’ read a message left at the scene of his death. Joel Saget / AFP Photo -
His brother Malek called the murders an act of barbarity by false Muslims. ‘One must not confuse extremists with Muslims. Mad people have neither colour or religion,’ he said. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP Photo -
Women looks on the ceremony. Joel Saget / AFP Photo -
The hashtag #JeSuisAhmed quickly became popular in honour of Ahmed, following the widespread use of #JeSuisCharlie to express solidarity with the satirical magazine. Francois Mori / AP Photo -
The coffins of the three police officers killed in the attacks are placed in the courtyard of the Paris police headquarters. Francois Mori / AP Photo
France pays tribute to officers killed in Paris attacks — in pictures
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