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French President Francois Hollande arrives to lead a solemn ceremony on November 27, 2015 at the Hotel des Invalides, for the National Tribute to the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks.(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
France on Friday held a moving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>memorial service for the 130 people killed in terror attacks in Paris, two weeks after the atrocity.
French President Francois Hollande, survivors of the attacks and the families of victims attended, as well as officials including Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and far right leader Marine Le Pen.
Some of the hundreds of people wounded<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the attacks attended in wheelchairs and were carried on stretchers. On Thursday, hospital officials<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said 69<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of the injured<span style="color: Red;">*</span>remained in hospitals.
Members of the public displayed the colors of French flag<span style="color: Red;">*</span>across the country following a request from Hollande.
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Hollande vowed to defeat the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the attacks, and asked the French people<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to continue going to bars and events.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Suicide bombers and gunmen from the extremist group, also known as ISIS or<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ISIL,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>launched assaults<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at a rock<span style="color: Red;">*</span>concert, cafes and at a soccer match<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the night of Nov.13.
"I solemnly promise you all that France will do everything to defeat the army of fanatics who have committed these crimes, that she will act tirelessly to protect her children," Hollande<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said.
"The terrorists want to divide us, to oppose us, to pit us against one another. They will fail. They have the cult of death, we have the love of life," he added.
The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>event, in the courtyard of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Invalides national monument in central Paris, was invitation only, making it a different affair from a gathering in January that saw<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a million people<span style="color: Red;">*</span>honor the 17 people<span style="color: Red;">*</span>killed by Islamic extremist gunmen at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, at a kosher supermarket, and in a street shooting.
Members of the French Red Cross accompany people wounded in the Paris terror attacks, as they arrive for the "national and republican" tribute, a solemn ceremony in honor of the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks, on November 27, 2015 at the "Hotel des Invalides".<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
The names of the dead were read out<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at Friday's ceremony and a minute's silence was observed. Most of the victims were in their 20s and 30s.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The youngest victim was 17 years old<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and the oldest 68.
"Freedom does not need to be avenged but to be served," Hollande said. "I welcome this new generation. It has been struck down. It’s not afraid. It will live. It will live fully in the name of the dead we mourn today.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Today, despite the tears, this generation has become the face of France."
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