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A man holds a pen aloft as people gather in Trafalgar Square to show their respect to victims of the Paris attacks in London. Picture: Rob Stothard/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
SOMETIMES a picture really is worth a thousand words.
Overnight, as 3.7 million people marched across France in memory of the 17 victims killed in three days of terror that rocked Paris, thousands of others turned out in cities around the world from Rio de Janeiro to Havana, Washington DC and Sydney.
As they gathered en masse in solidarity with victims of the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo offices and a Paris grocery store, citizens and world leaders expressed their support and strength in sheer numbers. See the incredible pictures below:
One million people turned out at the Place de la Republique in Paris in a unity rally against extremism. Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: News Corp Australia
A girl holds up a placard that reads "I am Charlie" in several languages at the march that was led by 40 world leaders with their arms linked. Picture: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilic. Source: AP
Leaders from across Europe and around the world led the march after 17 were killed when Paris was rocked in three days of terror. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
Demonstrators make their way along Place de la Republique. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
Others held pens and pencils in a sign the pen is mightier than the sword. Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
Je suis Charlie has become the mantra. Picture: Pascal Pochard-Casabianca / AFP Source: AFP
French President Francois Hollande welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace Picture: Dominique Faget / AFP Source: AFP
US citizens took to the streets in Washington DC holding flags and flowers in tribute to those killed in France. Picture: Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images/AFP. Source: AFP
People hold a Malian flag and placards outside the French embassy in Abidjan, in the Cote d’Ivoire Picture: Sia Kambou / AFP Source: AFP
In Sydney, many braved the rain to gather in Martin Place and show their support for French victims less than a month after the city suffered a deadly siege of its own. Picture: Hollie Adams / The Australian Source: News Corp Australia
French citizens and journalists in Havana demonstrate outside the French embassy. Picture: ADALBERTO ROGUE Source: AFP
Meanwhile the sandy shores of Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were also filled with those waving French flags after the attacks, which were the worst France has seen in a generation. Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images. Source: Getty Images
A woman grieves in Quito, Ecuador. Picture: Dolores Ochoa / AP Source: AP
A supporter brings calla lilies in tribute in Washington. Picture: Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images/AFP. Source: AFP
London’s landmarks like the National Gallery and Tower Bridge were also lit up in French colours, while thousands waved flags and placards in Trafalgar Square. Picture: Niklas Halle’n / AFP Source: AFP