Demonstrators wave flags on the monument at the center of Republique Square. Associated Press

Protestors stand on the monument in Republique Square in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Historic Paris Rally Against Terrorism

Crowds have flooded the centre of Paris for a historic demonstration against terrorism which is expected to attract

more than a million people.

World leaders including David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Markel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu joined French President

Francois Hollande for the mass rally at the city's Republique Square this afternoon.

The gathering was a show of defiance against this week's terror attacks that killed 12 at French magazine Charlie Hebdo, a policewoman in the streets of Paris and four

hostages after a siege at a Kosher supermarket, in a stream of violence linked to radical Islamists.

Hundreds of thousands of French citizens take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)

The crowd gather at Republique square in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Thousands of people began filling France’s iconic Republique plaza, and world leaders converged on Paris. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thousands of people gather at Republique square in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. PETER DEJONG—AP

Crowds in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. MARTIN BUREAU—AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Thousands of people gather at Republique square in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

World leaders along with an estimated million people participate in a rally in the French capital on January 11, after a series of attacks over three days that resulted in 17 casualties. (Pictured) Posters adorn the plinth of the statue of Marianne and a black armband is tied around the arm of a relief adoring the plinth at Place de la Republique in Paris ahead of the rally. AFP/Getty Images

Posters are hung near Place de la Republique ahead of a mass rally to be led by French President Francoise Hollande. Getty Images

A man arrives at Place de la Republique ahead of the demonstration. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A sign which reads, 'Thank you Ahmed' refers to the police officer Ahmed Merabet who was shot outside the office of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine whose Paris offices were attacked. AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators gather in Place de la Republique prior to a mass unity rally. Getty Images

French police stand guard close to the TV press who have come to cover the Parisian rally. AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators gather in Place de la Republique prior to the mass unity rally. Getty Images

A pencil is held aloft in a show of defiance. Getty Images

Posters adorn a wall in remembrance of those killed in attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Kosher supermarket last week, at the Place de la Republique in Paris. AFP/Getty Images

Placards with the words 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) adorn the plinth of the statue of Marianne. AFP/Getty Images

A woman takes a photograph as people gather for the rally at the foot of the statue of Marianne, a centrepiece of Place de la Republique. AFP/Getty Images

Candles are placed to form the words 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) at the Place de la Republique. AFP/Getty Images

Pens, pencils and candles are left as a memorial.AFP/Getty Images

People gather at the foot of the Marianne statue.AFP/Getty Images

Demonstrators arrive at the Republique square before the demonstration, in Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. LAURENT CIPRIANI—AP

Placards read "We Are All Charlie" during the rally. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A demonstrator holds up an oversized pencil at Republique Square.ASSOCIATED PRESS

Demonstrators wave flags on the monument at center of the Republique square. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Demonstrators wave French flags. ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man holds a pencil, which has become a symbol for the cartoonists and editors killed at Charlie Hebdo, as he takes part in a solidarity march in the streets of Paris, Jan. 11, 2015. ERIC GAILLARD—REUTERS

A woman wears a tape with the word 'Liberte' (Freedom) on her mouth during a silent protest for the victims of the shooting at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, at the Pariser Platz square in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke)

A woman wears a cartoon painting on the face during a silent protest for the victims of the shooting at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, at the Pariser Platz square in Berlin January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke)

French President Francois Hollande, right, welcomes former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second from left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. ASSOCIATED PRESS

French President Francois Hollande embraces German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, as she arrives at the Elysee Palace. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Queen Rania of Jordan attend a mass unity rally following the recent Paris terrorist attacks on January 11, 2015 in Paris, France. An estimated one million people have converged in central Paris for the Unity March joining in solidarity with the 17 victims of this week's terrorist attacks in the country. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, back left, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second from left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, third from left, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, back far right, leave the Elysee Palace to board a bus to join a rally, Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by head of states including (first row,LtoR) European Commission President European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as they attend the solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015.(REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by head of states including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they attend the solidarity march in the streets of Paris Jan. 11, 2015. PHILIPPE WOJAZER—REUTERS

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by Heads of state including (LtoR) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Switzerland's President Simonetta Sommaruga as they attend the solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Family members and relatives of the seventeen victims take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

A girl holds a sign during a rally by members of the Muslim community of Madrid outside Madrid's Atocha train station, January 11, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and against Islamophobia. (REUTERS/Juan Medina)

Two young women hold a placard that reads "Islam = Peace" during a rally by members of the Muslim community of Madrid outside Madrid's Atocha train station, January 11, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and against Islamophobia. (REUTERS/Juan Medina)

A girl holds up a sign during a rally by members of the Muslim community of Madrid outside Madrid's Atocha train station, January 11, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and against Islamophobia. The words on the birds read, "Peace, Respect, Love, Tolerance and Coexistence". (REUTERS/Juan Medina)

A poster saying 'We Are All Charlie', decorated with pencils, is held aloft at Republique square in Paris, France, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

People holding a poster reading "Quick more democracy everywhere against barbarism" take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal)

A balloon is held aloft at Place de la Bastille during the Unity rally in Paris Picture: JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images

Signs adorn the plinth of the statue of Marianne Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Israelis, mostly French Jews, hold signs that read, "I am Charlie," "Israel is Charlie" and "I am a Jew of France" during a gathering in the municipality in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bodies of French Jews killed in a hostage standoff in a Paris grocery store will be buried in Israel. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Hundreds of thousands of people take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Lyon January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Pratta

Citizens carrying a banner which reads, "We are Charlie - Love stronger than the hatred" take part in a Hundreds of thousands of French citizens solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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