![APTOPIX France Newspaper Attack People take part in a silent procession for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Jan. 10, 2015, in Nice, southeastern France.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-7.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
By TIME Photo and Charlotte Alter
More than 210,000 participated in silent marches for the victims of this week’s string of terrorist attacks in France on Saturday, prompting French authorities to deploy 500 extra troops in cities around the country to protect the demonstrators.
Thousands marched silently in French cities like Paris, Nice, Orleans, Pau, Toulouse and Nantes to honor the victims and express solidarity as a nation. Almost 25,000 marched in Nice alone, some holding flags and signs to show support.
![APTOPIX France Newspaper Attack People take part in a silent procession for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Jan. 10, 2015, in Nice, southeastern France.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-7.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![France Newspaper Attack A man holds a French flag during a silent walk for victims of the shooting at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Jan. 10, 2015, in Nice.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo8.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TOPSHOTS-FRANCE-ATTACKS-CHARLIE-HEBDO-DEMO Tens of thousands of people some holding up signs that read, "Je suis Charlie" march during a rally along the sea front in the Mediterranean city of Nice, on January 10, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-6.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FRANCE-ATTACKS-CHARLIE-HEBDO-DEMO Demonstrators hold signs that reads "Je suis Charlie" during a rally in Nantes on Jan. 10, 2015,.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-4.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![FRANCE-ATTACKS-CHARLIE-HEBDO-DEMO A man hold a rose and pencil during a rally at the Memorial Square in Caen on Jan. 10, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-5.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Tribute to victims of French magazine Charlie Hebdo attack Thousands peoples walks during a tribute to the victims of the attack on the Paris headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Toulouse, Jan. 10, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-2.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Children lay flowers outside the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket near Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris Children lay flowers outside the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket near Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-11.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![France Newspaper Attack Messages left by people visiting a makeshift memorial are pasted to a wall near the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Jan. 10, 2015.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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