Paris attacks: Thousands attend London vigil in Trafalgar Square and landmarks

The arch in Washington Square Park will be lit blue, white and red between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. Saturday evening as well.

On Saturday night, the 18,000 seat-arena at the Prudential Center in Newark glowed blue, white and red during a moment of silence before the start of the Devils game with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Reeling from the deadly attacks in Paris, French expatriates in NY found support from a city scarred by its own experience with terrorism.

Flags in London, including at Downing Street, Guildhall and the Old Bailey, are flying at half-mast, and flowers and candles have been laid on the steps of the French Embassy.

At other locations in the USA and around the world, from Miami to Moscow, people lit candles and left bouquets of roses and wine outside French consulates and embassies.

Around the world, monuments were illuminated with the tricolour, including the Sydney Opera House, Brandenburg Gate ibn Berlin and One World Trade Centre in NY. “We don’t want to live in war”.

In a statement, Mr Alexander’s family said: “It is with huge sorrow that we can confirm that our beloved Nick lost his life at the Bataclan last night”.

“It is important for us and for them to feel the strong feeling that we have together”, said Platz, 37. “And the people who when they saw the updates yesterday were calling all their families and we all went through the same thing and we all called each other, all my friends”. The event’s slogan says: “Don’t touch our Paris, don’t touch our France, don’t touch our freedom”.

She said the Scottish Government continues to work closely with the Foreign Office, Police Scotland and others to ensure that those caught up in the attack, or who may be concerned about relatives, have the advice, help and information they need.

France has declared a national state of emergency after gun and bomb attacks across the capital on Friday night which killed at least 129 people.

Ms Sturgeon also met the French consul general at the French consulate in Edinburgh, where she signed the book of condolence.

“We are not going to be intimidated by terrorists”. “We do not afraid so we will win”, in her speech. “We reject that kind of extremism – choosing instead the bonds of liberty, equality and fraternity that bring us together”.