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Thousands mourn as the dead are buried in Jerusalem

January 15, 2015 12:52
One of the victims is taken into the cemetery

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Charlotte Oliver,

Charlotte Oliver

1 min read

Thousands of Israelis joined leading public figures in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the funerals of the four men killed in the Paris supermarket attack..

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset opposition leader MK Isaac Herzog were among those who gathered at the Har Menuhot cemetery to witness the burials of Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham, Yoann Cohenand François-Michel Saada.

Their bodies were flown to Israel early on Tuesday morning.

Ségolène Royal, France's ecology minister, also attended and announced that President François Hollande had bestowed the Légion d'honneur, the country's highest civilian award, on them.

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