Marching in Paris

World Leaders Join Unity March In Paris

JANUARY 11, 2015 7:37 AM ET

L. CAROL RITCHIE

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People gather at Place de la Republique before the demonstration in Paris to support victims of last week's violent attacks and free speech.

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Leaders from across Europe and around the world are meeting for security talks in Paris today in the aftermath of the deadly terror attacks in the French capitol last week.

Many will then join an expected crowd of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marching in solidarity with the victims and in support of free speech.

France is at its highest level of security, with thousands of extra police and soldiers in the streets for the rally, NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Paris.

French President Francois Hollande has called on citizens to join him in the march. Hollande met earlier in the day with representatives of the nation's Jewish community, promising protection for schools and synagogues, according to theJerusalem Post.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says the presence of European leaders will support the values behind the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris office was stormed last week by three gunmen, killing 12. In all, there were 20 people killed in that attack and related violence, including the gunmen themselves.