Obama Pays Respects to victims of Paris attacks at Bataclan

At another time, it would have been a glorious tour of Paris by night.

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One for a trip to the COP21 climate change conference in Paris, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Following the Paris attacks, Obama said the United States would do all in its power to support France in its fight against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS.

According to the network pool accompanying him, Mr. Obama stood for a long minute of silence before the many candles and flowers and wordlessly laid a single rose.

Amid a heavy security presence in the heart of the French capital, Obama was joined by French President Francois Hollande and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, for the unannounced visit just after midnight.

Most of the 130 victims of the November 13 attacks – an estimated 89 – died at Bataclan, where gunmen shot concertgoers before blowing themselves up with suicide bombs.

French authorities detained more than 200 people Sunday after a demonstration in favor of a global climate accord turned into a violent clash between riot police and masked protesters.

Some of the demonstrators in Place de la Republique were apparently protesting against France’s state of emergency, and have been disowned by the main organisers.

The conference begins in Le Bourget, outside Paris, on Monday.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 174 people were jailed for possible charges. Police fired numerous rounds of tear gas on protesters to disperse them.