More Than A Million People Take Part in the Unity Rally in Paris

The crowd gathered at the Republic Square in Paris for the Unity Rally, meant to honour the 17 victims of the three days of bloodshed in Paris.

People stand on the base of the statue of Marianne at the Place de la Republique (Republic Square) during the Unity Rally, called 'Marche Republicaine' in French.

A black 'X' is put across the mouth of a relief adoring the plinth of the statue of Marianne at the Place de la Republique, which is the starting point of the massive Unity Rally.

The rally, with over a million people participating, will begin from Paris's Place de la Republique.

The Unity Rally is to end at Place de la Nation.

A man holds a sign bearing the portraits of Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier (aka Charb), French cartoonists Georges Wolinski, Jean Cabut (aka Cabu), Bernard Verlhac (aka Tignous), and Charlie Hebdo's deputy chief editor Bernard Maris, all of whom were killed in the attck on the satire magazine's office.

Sacha Reingewirtz, head of the Jewish Students of France, shows a leaflet reading "I am Charlie, I am a cop, I am Jewish, We are the Republic".

A man dressed as the Statue of Liberty waves a French flag at the Unity Rally.

Flowers, candles and other tributes laid outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

A person adds to a collection of pens and pencils laid in a circle around "I am Charlie" posters, to honour the cartoonists killed in the attack on the office of satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.

A demonstrator holds up an oversized pencil at Paris's Republic Square during the Unity Rally.

A placard with a news cartoon by French cartoonist Plantu is seen placed amongst other tributes on the statues at the Republic Square in Paris.