The large group of people held pens aloft in central London to pay tribute to journalists killed in the attack on the French newspaper. #JeSuisCharlie
Around a thousand Londoners gathered in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday evening to pay tribute to the murdered Charlie Hebdo journalists.
The gathering, organised on Facebook just two hours earlier, was in response to the murder of 12 journalists at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. It was held at the same time as large vigils in other cities around Europe.
From 6pm onwards hundreds of individuals arrived at London’s main square, mainly holding the alreadyubiquitous “Je Suis Charlie” signs – some were printed out, while others were scrawled on cardboard or displayed on iPad screens.
With no apparent co-ordination, the crowd began to hold pens aloft in a gesture of solidarity.
The crowd remained almost completely silent in Trafalgar Square for over an hour.
The only noise in one of London's busiest areas came from the passing traffic and the bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the nearby church.
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
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