Show of unity ... demonstrators gather in Place de la Republique prior to a mass unity rally to be held in Paris. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Hundreds have attended a rally in Sydney's Martin Place to show global solidarity against terrorism.
HUNDREDS of thousands of people joined by world leaders have flooded Paris in a historic show of defiance and solidarity against terrorism following this week's Islamist attacks in the French capital.
As France mourned 17 victims of three days of bloodshed that included Jews and a Muslim police officer, the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority were among those attending the mass rally.
Under blue skies, emotions were running high in the shell-shocked City of Light, with many of those gathering from all walks of life already in tears as they came together under the banner of freedom of speech and liberty.
French TV station France 24 showed pictures of French president Francois Hollande linking arms with other world leaders as they walked through Paris in a show of solidarity.
Unity ... World leaders and dignitaries flank French President Francois Hollande on the streets of Paris. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
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Defiant ... hundreds of thousands of people joined by world leaders have flooded Paris in a historic show of solidarity against terrorism. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Solidarity ... French writers, muslim leaders and politicians hold a banner reading 'Nous sommes Charlie' (We are Charlie) in Paris before the start of a Unity rally. Picture: AFP/Thomas Samson Source: AFP
The march is "a real sign of how strong France is. It shows that France is strong when she is united against these people," said the consultant.
"I want to show that we're not scared of the extremists. I want to defend freedom of expression," said 70-year-old Jacqueline Saad-Rouana.
Mass gathering ... Protestors at Republique Square, Paris. Picture: Peter Dejong/AP Source: AP
The families of those who died in the shootings that shook France to its core will be at the very front of the march, leading royalty and heads of state.
Security was beefed up, with police snipers stationed on rooftops and plainclothes officers among the crowd in a city still reeling from the Islamist attacks which left 12 staff and policemen dead at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and claimed four lives at a Jewish supermarket. A policewoman was also killed.
"Today, Paris is the capital of the world," French President Francois Hollande said. "The entire country will rise up."
Unity ... people gather to take part in a Unity rally "Marche Republicaine" in Paris. Picture: AFP/Loic Venance Source: AFP
World leaders to attend Paris rally
Along with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, the king and queen of Jordan will be present alongside a host of top European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
"En route to Paris, with Paris, for Paris," tweeted Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, using the hashtag #jesuischarlie (I am Charlie), which has already been tweeted more than five million times.
We are Charlie ... Crowds walk down a tree-lined boulevard in Paris. Picture: Martin Bureau/AFP Source: AFP
US President Barack Obama was represented by Attorney General Eric Holder, who took part in an emergency meeting of interior ministers to discuss the threats from Islamic extremism.
The ministers urged a strengthening of the EU external borders to limit the movement of extremists returning to Europe from the Middle East and said there was an "urgent need" to share European air passenger information.
Unity ... President Hollande welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Speaking on a visit to India, US Secretary of State John Kerry said: "We stand together this morning with the people of France. We stand together not just in anger and outrage but in solidarity and commitment in confronting extremists."
President Hollande, who will lead the tributes to the victims, has warned his grieving country not to drop its guard in the face of possible new attacks.
Hollande ahead of the march met representatives from the Jewish community who said authorities had agreed to even deploy soldiers to protect Jewish schools and synagogues "if necessary."
Welcome ... French President Francois Hollande welcomes Jordanian King Abdullah II and Queen Rania at the Elysee Palace. Picture: Dominique Faget/AFP Source: AFP
Rallies across France
Nearly 10,000 people have taken to the streets of the small French town of Dammartin-en-Goele where the manhunt for the two brothers who massacred 12 people at a satirical magazine came to a bloody end.
It was not just Paris - where a huge march was due to start - but towns and cities all over the country that came out in support of free speech and to mark their sorrow at this week's attacks in the capital.
Early estimates suggested at least 150,000 people were out marching on Sunday in places outside Paris.
Elsewhere ... People take part in a rally in the southern French city of Perpignan. Picture: Raymond Roig/AFP Source: AFP
In the tiny town of Saint-Etienne in the southeast, some 60,000 people - more than a third of the entire population - joined a march from the railway station to the town hall.
There were similar scenes everywhere from Perpignan in the Pyrenees of southern France to Blois in the Loire valley.
Dammartin-en-Goele, around 40 kilometres from Paris, is where Cherif and Said Kouachi were killed by elite police forces after holing up in a small printing firm on Friday.
The demonstrators there on Sunday out-numbered the population of the town, which is only around 8000.
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