No Kalashnikovs but footsteps

What started as a walk on 'Newcomers to Amsterdam "was meant, organized by synagogues and mosques, received after the attacks in Paris a double load and attracted hundreds of supporters.

"WELL THERE ARE YOU, MAN"

When Alkabir Mosque gathers a motley assortment of people. Of fathers with children who are trying their offspring whispering to explain what is actually happening to many camera crews in town and country. Of the sixty refugees who came in with a bus south from their shelter, initially for the walk, now for the demonstration. Labour MP Ahmed Marcouch, via Twitter people had called to come, is frequently shaken hands and one of them gives him a brotherly hug. "Good to have you here, man."

 "Lunatics with Kalashnikov rifles'

Joke Jongejan of Communication in Action picks up the megaphone and starts combative her opening speech. "We thought cancel the walk, but did not want to be absent for a few crazies with Kalashnikovs." We have only the word she continues. "And that's nothing against automatic weapons, but we have nothing else. Let We remain in dialogue with each other and let the power of the word is everything. "

TWO MINUTES

Two minutes of silence follows, caps are equally deposited, one prays to himself and a single tear falls. It is drizzling and windy firm, but retains the increasingly crowded masses not to take part of the journey. It is called "hand in hand with someone you do not know to walk, but that's going too far for many. "I run quite like it, but only," says someone, and he puts his hands in his pockets.

'Hopeless TERRORISTS'

Medical student Stan walks with his parents. "It's the only thing we can do, every little bit helps." He's going to take a train back to his university town of Groningen and he has a taste, "there I go straight to the Grote Markt where a memorial." Along tackles Mayor Van der Laan the megaphone and he is proud of his active city dwellers. "What an awesome city of Amsterdam is still, it is an honor to walk with you along." Moderate and reasonable people will win, according to him. "Terrorists have no chance against them."

ALSO HERE WERE STILL Amsterdam

At the French consulate in the Albus be since Saturday flowers with it often slips filed with messages of support. In the Western Church and other churches and prayer houses are lit candles. Throughout the world, buildings are in the colors of the French flag draped and tinted pop temple Paradiso Saturday night blue, white and red. This tricolor was also found at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam.

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