The French Interior Ministry said Sunday evening that today’s Paris rally for unity against extremism is the largest demonstration in France’s history.

Calling the rally “unprecedented,” the ministry says the demonstrators are so numerous they spread beyond the official march route, making them impossible to count.

“We have to show solidarity with ‘Charlie’ but without forgetting all the ‘Charlies’ around the world”
Click Here: Geelong Cats Guernsey— Christophe Deloire, Reporters Without BordersFrench media are estimating that up to 3 million are taking part, reportedly more than the numbers who took to Paris streets when the WW II Allies liberated the city from the Nazis. Demonstrations were also held in cities around France and around the world.

Leaders from more than 40 nations were among those at the march Sunday, organized to show unity against extremism and to honor the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre – seen as an attack on free speech and freedom of the press.