Thousands to gather in Paris to remember million-strong post-attacks rally

PARIS: Tens of thousands are expected to attend an event in Paris Sunday to mark a year since 1.6 million people thronged the French capital in a show of unity after attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a Jewish supermarket.

The gathering on January 11, 2015 was fronted by dozens of world leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.