French president Emmanuel Macron led the commemorations on the second anniversary of the Paris terror attacks on Monday. The atrocities aimed to crush the French capital's joie de vivre, but did not succeed.
VIDEO: Paris is about to mark the first anniversary of the massacre of 130 mainly young people in the city by jihadists. Despite the devastation "Generation Bataclan" say they are in good health.
France on Friday will mourn the 130 people killed in the November 13 Paris attacks, with President Francois Hollande leading a solemn ceremony in honour of the victims.
France's emergency services and military have seen a surge of interest from young people keen to join up after watching the Paris attacks unfold on television.
Metro lines in Paris were suspended and a central square in Rennes was cleared on Tuesday as two false alarms showed that France remains on edge after the November 13th terror attacks.
France's live entertainment industry - which has been badly hit by the Paris terror attacks - demanded €50 million ($53 million) in state aid on Tuesday to help it through the crisis.
Huge processions, personalised coffins and an invitation to the Rolling Stones are among the ways that French families have begun burying the young victims of the November 13th Paris attacks.
Some of the Islamist terrorists who were involved in last week's Paris attacks were hardly the most devout Muslims, regularly enjoying drugs, alcohol, and rarely reading the Koran. And that's before they slaughtered innocent people of all faiths.
Emotion and tension is still high in Paris almost exactly a week on since the massacres, but locals are putting aside their fears of venturing out and will mark Friday night's anniversary, not with silence but with noise and light.
The third body found in the rubble of an apartment where the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed has been confirmed as his female cousin Hasna Aitboulahcen.
France has announced plans for an official ceremony to pay homage to the 129 victims of last week's terror attacks. Over 1,000 people will be guests of honour.
Almost one week after the Paris terror attacks, several large questions remain unanswered about the terrorists, their plans, and the whereabouts of those still on the run.
World leaders including US President Barack Obama have been condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday evening, and offering solidarity with France.
French forces are frantically hunting for the girlfriend of an Islamist gunman as the country mourns 17 dead in three blood-soaked days that shook the nation to its core.
