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PARIS — On a day of mourning and defiance, brave words and choking sadness, funerals were held Tuesday in Israel and France for some of those who died in the attacks in Paris last week, and French leaders sought to prevent further attacks while reaffirming the values that their country regards as its defining strengths.PARIS — On a day of mourning and defiance, brave words and choking sadness, funerals were held Tuesday in Israel and France for some of those who died in the attacks in Paris last week, and French leaders sought to prevent further attacks while reaffirming the values that their country regards as its defining strengths.
Israel buried four Jews who were killed when a gunman seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday, the final day of a three-day rampage by Islamic extremists.Israel buried four Jews who were killed when a gunman seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in eastern Paris on Friday, the final day of a three-day rampage by Islamic extremists.
In Paris, three coffins covered with the French tricolor were laid out at the central police station as a solemn President François Hollande led tributes to the three police officers who perished in the attacks.In Paris, three coffins covered with the French tricolor were laid out at the central police station as a solemn President François Hollande led tributes to the three police officers who perished in the attacks.
“They died so that we may live in freedom,” Mr. Hollande said. To the officers’ families, he said, “I assure you that all of France shares your pain.”“They died so that we may live in freedom,” Mr. Hollande said. To the officers’ families, he said, “I assure you that all of France shares your pain.”
The pallbearers walked to Chopin’s funeral march under a chill and sullen sky. Even when faced with attack, Mr. Hollande said, “our great and beautiful France does not bend; it remains upright.”The pallbearers walked to Chopin’s funeral march under a chill and sullen sky. Even when faced with attack, Mr. Hollande said, “our great and beautiful France does not bend; it remains upright.”
On the same day, the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, overwhelmingly approved an extension of the military campaign against Islamic extremists in Iraq, and the authorities intensified their efforts to find associates of the extremist gunmen.On the same day, the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, overwhelmingly approved an extension of the military campaign against Islamic extremists in Iraq, and the authorities intensified their efforts to find associates of the extremist gunmen.
The authorities in Bulgaria confirmed on Tuesday that they had arrested a French citizen who was believed to have links to Chérif Kouachi, one of the two brothers suspected in the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.The authorities in Bulgaria confirmed on Tuesday that they had arrested a French citizen who was believed to have links to Chérif Kouachi, one of the two brothers suspected in the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.
The National Assembly also paid homage to the 17 people killed in the attacks, starting with the assault at the newspaper office. Twelve people were killed in and around the office, including two of the police officers.The National Assembly also paid homage to the 17 people killed in the attacks, starting with the assault at the newspaper office. Twelve people were killed in and around the office, including two of the police officers.
One was Franck Brinsolaro, 49, a police body guard assigned to protect the publication’s editorial director, Stéphane Charbonnier, who also died in that attack. Mr. Brinsolaro “died with his gun in his hand,” Mr. Hollande said Tuesday as he bestowed posthumous Legion of Honor awards on the fallen officers. The others killed in the massacre, he said, “had only their pencils.”One was Franck Brinsolaro, 49, a police body guard assigned to protect the publication’s editorial director, Stéphane Charbonnier, who also died in that attack. Mr. Brinsolaro “died with his gun in his hand,” Mr. Hollande said Tuesday as he bestowed posthumous Legion of Honor awards on the fallen officers. The others killed in the massacre, he said, “had only their pencils.”
The second officer who died there — Ahmed Merabet, 40, who was a Muslim — was killed on a sidewalk outside the newspaper building.The second officer who died there — Ahmed Merabet, 40, who was a Muslim — was killed on a sidewalk outside the newspaper building.
The third officer, Clarissa Jean-Philippe, 27, was shot to death the next day in Montrouge, a southern suburb. A suspect in that shooting, Amedy Coulibaly, mounted the attack on the kosher supermarket on Friday, killing four men, as the authorities were closing in on the Kouachi brothers in a print shop northeast of the city.The third officer, Clarissa Jean-Philippe, 27, was shot to death the next day in Montrouge, a southern suburb. A suspect in that shooting, Amedy Coulibaly, mounted the attack on the kosher supermarket on Friday, killing four men, as the authorities were closing in on the Kouachi brothers in a print shop northeast of the city.
The rampage finally ended when special forces carried out almost simultaneous attacks on the supermarket and the print shop, killing the brothers and Mr. Coulibaly.The rampage finally ended when special forces carried out almost simultaneous attacks on the supermarket and the print shop, killing the brothers and Mr. Coulibaly.
“We must be relentless in the face of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim acts,” Mr. Hollande said Tuesday, “unrelenting in the face of apologists for terrorism and of those who carry it out, and above all of the jihadists who head for Iraq and Syria and who return afterward.”“We must be relentless in the face of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim acts,” Mr. Hollande said Tuesday, “unrelenting in the face of apologists for terrorism and of those who carry it out, and above all of the jihadists who head for Iraq and Syria and who return afterward.”
On Monday, as France wrestled with whether to consider legislation similar to the USA Patriot Act in the United States, the French authorities announced an extraordinary deployment of more than 10,000 military personnel and thousands of police officers to guard sites regarded as at risk, including transportation hubs, major buildings and Jewish schools.On Monday, as France wrestled with whether to consider legislation similar to the USA Patriot Act in the United States, the French authorities announced an extraordinary deployment of more than 10,000 military personnel and thousands of police officers to guard sites regarded as at risk, including transportation hubs, major buildings and Jewish schools.
The defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said Tuesday that the deployment was directed at “the same enemy” that France is fighting in the Middle East and in northern Africa, where 3,000 French troops are deployed.The defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said Tuesday that the deployment was directed at “the same enemy” that France is fighting in the Middle East and in northern Africa, where 3,000 French troops are deployed.
“The threat level is very high,” Mr. Le Drian said, “and today, the new and serious element is that there is no dividing line between the external threat and the internal threat.”“The threat level is very high,” Mr. Le Drian said, “and today, the new and serious element is that there is no dividing line between the external threat and the internal threat.”
There was no immediate confirmation of news reports that the weapons used in the Paris attacks last week originated outside France, but officials have said that at least one of the Kouachi brothers received training from Al Qaeda in Yemen.There was no immediate confirmation of news reports that the weapons used in the Paris attacks last week originated outside France, but officials have said that at least one of the Kouachi brothers received training from Al Qaeda in Yemen.
Muslim organizations in France issued a joint statement on Tuesday expressing concern at the “numerous anti-Muslim acts observed in these days” and calling on the authorities to guarantee the security of mosques.Muslim organizations in France issued a joint statement on Tuesday expressing concern at the “numerous anti-Muslim acts observed in these days” and calling on the authorities to guarantee the security of mosques.
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel, members of her government and President Joachim Gauck joined a crowd of thousands at a vigil late Tuesday in Berlin. The vigil, organized by the country’s Muslim leaders, was intended to show support for the victims of the attacks in France and for tolerance and peace.In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel, members of her government and President Joachim Gauck joined a crowd of thousands at a vigil late Tuesday in Berlin. The vigil, organized by the country’s Muslim leaders, was intended to show support for the victims of the attacks in France and for tolerance and peace.
Against the backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate, lighted in the blue, white and red of the French flag, the political leaders linked arms with representatives of the country’s Muslims, Christians and Jews.Against the backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate, lighted in the blue, white and red of the French flag, the political leaders linked arms with representatives of the country’s Muslims, Christians and Jews.
Earlier in the day, the chancellor denounced all forms of racism or rejection of foreigners in a speech to the German Society Association in Berlin. “We have to turn decisively against everything which breeds prejudice against people who have foreign roots, or against those who are the weakest in society,” she said.Earlier in the day, the chancellor denounced all forms of racism or rejection of foreigners in a speech to the German Society Association in Berlin. “We have to turn decisively against everything which breeds prejudice against people who have foreign roots, or against those who are the weakest in society,” she said.
French intelligence and police officials cast a wide dragnet seeking possible witnesses or accomplices to the Paris attacks. The arrest of the French citizen in Bulgaria appeared likely to be the first of several in the coming days, as the authorities try to identify members of a terrorist network that may have been born in the working-class neighborhoods of Paris and strengthened in French prisons.French intelligence and police officials cast a wide dragnet seeking possible witnesses or accomplices to the Paris attacks. The arrest of the French citizen in Bulgaria appeared likely to be the first of several in the coming days, as the authorities try to identify members of a terrorist network that may have been born in the working-class neighborhoods of Paris and strengthened in French prisons.
The Frenchman, Fritz-Joly Joachin, has been held in Haskovo, Bulgaria, since Jan. 1, about a week before the attacks, on a European warrant issued after his wife accused him of abducting their 3-year-old son in France.The Frenchman, Fritz-Joly Joachin, has been held in Haskovo, Bulgaria, since Jan. 1, about a week before the attacks, on a European warrant issued after his wife accused him of abducting their 3-year-old son in France.
The French authorities issued a second warrant on Sunday, charging him with “participation in an organized criminal group for the preparation of terrorist acts,” said Pavel Jekov, a spokesman for the regional prosecutor’s office in Haskovo, near the Turkish border.The French authorities issued a second warrant on Sunday, charging him with “participation in an organized criminal group for the preparation of terrorist acts,” said Pavel Jekov, a spokesman for the regional prosecutor’s office in Haskovo, near the Turkish border.
The warrant said Mr. Joachin had been in contact with at least one of the Kouachi brothers, although it did not say whether it was Chérif or his brother Saïd. Mr. Jekov said the warrant did not specify how Mr. Joachin was involved with the brother or provide evidence tying him to any specific terrorist attack.The warrant said Mr. Joachin had been in contact with at least one of the Kouachi brothers, although it did not say whether it was Chérif or his brother Saïd. Mr. Jekov said the warrant did not specify how Mr. Joachin was involved with the brother or provide evidence tying him to any specific terrorist attack.
Even so, a court in Haskovo ruled on Tuesday that there was enough evidence to hold Mr. Joachin for another week, awaiting a formal hearing on whether he could be extradited to France.Even so, a court in Haskovo ruled on Tuesday that there was enough evidence to hold Mr. Joachin for another week, awaiting a formal hearing on whether he could be extradited to France.