Merkel: Germany cries with French people

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledges to work closely with the French government to help hunt for the culprits involved in the attacks and their backers.

“This attack on freedom was aimed not just at Paris, it targeted and it hits all of us. That is why we must all respond together,” says Merkel, dressed in black, her voice faltering.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) signs a condolence book for the victims of deadly attacks in Paris a day before at the French Embassy in Berlin on November 14, 2015 (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) signs a condolence book for the victims of deadly attacks in Paris a day before at the French Embassy in Berlin on November 14, 2015 (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)

“We, your German friends, feel very close to you. We cry with you,” she said. “We will lead this fight together with you against those who did such unimaginable things to you.”

–AP

 

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