Je suis Charlie

More than 2,000 people attended a gathering to express solidarity with the people of France in Athens on Thursday evening, following the deadly attack in Paris on Wednesday against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead and 11 wounded.

Cartoonists honor murdered colleagues with art

Many artists worldwide have been posting their cartoons online in reaction to the news about Wednesday's massacre in Paris.

A total of 12 people died in an attack on the office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, well-known and respected cartoonist Georges Wolinski among them.

In Serbia, local people including journalists spontaneously gathered on Wednesday night in front of the French embassy in Belgrade to honour the staff of Charlie Hebdo - the satirical magazine at the centre of the bloodbath in Paris.

About 40 people lighted candles paying respect to the 12 victims of the attack who included eight journalists and two policemen.

A gathering has been organized on Thursday afternoon at the French Institute in Athens to express solidarity with the people of France and condemn a deadly attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday.

The U.N. Security Council led global condemnation of the "terrorist" shooting at French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 8 which left 12 people dead, in a shocking attack on freedom of speech in Europe.

More than 100,000 people gathered across France to pay tribute to the victims of Wednesday's massacre by Islamist gunmen in Paris, as thousands also rallied in other European cities and the "I Am Charlie" hashtag swept the Internet.

Thousands of people gathered at Place de la Republique in Paris on Wednesday evening in a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the massacre at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, newswires reported.