People gather on the Place de la Republique in Paris for a unity rally in tribute to the 17 victims of a three-day killing spree. (Bertrand Guay / AFP / Getty Images)

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JANUARY 11, 2015

Up to a million people filled the boulevards and avenues of central Paris Sunday, walking arm-in-arm in a dramatic procession of national unity in the wake of terrorist attacks that killed 17 people last week.

More than 50 world leaders led the procession, walking at the head of a march that was intended to begin at Place de la Republique, but which quickly became so large it nearly paralyzed much of the central city....READ MORE