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Photos: In memory of Charlie

January 14, 2015 10:54AM ET

At spontaneous memorials around Paris, mourners leave tributes to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shootings

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In front of the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, France, mourners have left thousands of items along with flowers and candles, January 14, 2014. The piece on the right evokes the memory of four of the cartoonists killed in the attack on the satirical newspaper’s offices last week. Ian Langsdon / EPA
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
The many tribute items line the street near the Charlie Hebdo offices on the Rue Nicolas Appert in the 11th arrondissement. Bertrand Guay / AFP / Getty Images
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
Among the items left are hundreds, if not thousands, of pens and pencils, symbols of the cartoonist’s “power of the pen”. Ian Langsdon / EPA
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
At the site where the attackers killed Muslim policeman Ahmed Merabet, a spontaneous memorial has sprung up in his honor. Ian Langsdon / EPA
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
A birthday greeting dedicated to slain cartoonist Jean Cabut, also known by his pen name Cabu, sits among the tributes. Had he lived, Cabut would have celebrated his 77th birthday on Tuesday. Joel Saget / AFP / Getty Images
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
At the Place de la Republique, tributes to Charlie Hebdo are left among the bas-reliefs surrounding the monument at the center of the square. Located near the Hebdo offices, the square has been a rallying point for those wishing to express their outrage at the shootings and mourn for the victims. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
Among this pile of flowers is a bouquet dedicated to the cartoonist Bernard Verlhac, whose pen name was Tignous. Ian Langsdon / EPA
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
Pens and pencils are left beside candles on the Place de la Republique. Joel Saget / AFP / Getty Images
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
A tribute evoking the characters Asterix and Obelix lies among floral offerings outside the Charlie Hebdo offices. Joel Saget / AFP / Getty Images
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
A memorial near the kosher market seized by one of the attackers includes many tributes to the four people killed in that attack. Rafael Yaghobzadeh / Polaris
Charlie Hebdo attacks memorial
A sign at a Parisian newsstand announces that the first edition of Charlie Hebdo to be published since the attacks has sold out, January 14, 2015. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

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