For Aleppo: In solidarity, Eiffel Tower switches off lights
The Eiffel Tower, on 14 December night, switched off its lights to show solidarity and support for the people of Aleppo.
According to a report in an international news agency, the monument was plunged into darkness from 8:00 pm (1900 GMT). Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said that the lights were switched off as a protest against the "unbearable" situation for civilians in the city where fighting raged during the day.
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An international news agency quoted Hidalgo as saying, "The final roads of Aleppo held by the opposition are being taken by the regime, creating hundreds of victims."
Je m'éteindrai ce soir à 20h pour manifester le soutien de Paris aux habitants de la ville d’Alep en Syrie.https://t.co/PoHe7kTNQ0 pic.twitter.com/wJVha0tMaL
— La tour Eiffel (@LaTourEiffel) December 14, 2016
Paris avec les habitants d'#Alep
— Paris (@Paris) December 14, 2016
Paris support the people of Alep
باريس مع سكان حلب pic.twitter.com/jER3CW9k6c
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Several hundred people demonstrated in Paris in support of Aleppo's residents.
Some of the protesters wore a piece of red clothing to symbolise the blood spilled in the fierce battle for Syria's second city.
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First published: 15 December 2016, 9:57 IST
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