\nSunday’s Paris rally is expected to be even bigger than the combined total turnout for marches across France on Saturday, when 700,000 people took to the streets to remember the victims.<\/p>\n
The march, led by relatives of the victims of last week’s attacks, left Place de la Republique.<\/p>\n
The British, German, Turkish, Jordanian, Israeli and Palestinian leaders are among the world leaders taking part in the rally.<\/p>\n
World leaders observed a minute’s silence, and linked arms in an act of solidarity as the march began.<\/p>\n About 2,000 police officers and 1,350 soldiers – including elite marksmen on rooftops – have been deployed to protect participants.<\/p>\n The march has been split into two routes for security purposes. Both rallies began at the Place de la Republique and finish at the Place de la Nation.<\/p>\n Marchers in Paris chanted “liberte” (“freedom”) and “Charlie” in reference to the Charlie Hebdo magazine.<\/p>\n Some waved French flags, cheered, and sang the national anthem. A group of demonstrators carried a large model pencil with the words “not afraid” written on the side.<\/p>\n In Marseille, in the south of the country, thousands also marched against the attacks.<\/p>\n Samia Ghali, mayor of one of the city’s districts, told the BBC that people were marching for tolerance and co-existence. Marseille is the city with the largest Muslim population in France.<\/p>\n![\"_80193746_025363657-1\"](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/80193746_025363657-1.jpg\")
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