France remembers Paris attacks victims one year on

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Francois Hollande lays wreaths and meets some of those affected by the night of mass slaughter in the French capital one year ago.

The French President has been leading tributes to those who died a year ago in the Paris terror attacks.

Francois Hollande unveiled a series of plaques and laid wreaths in memory of some of the 130 victims who died on 13 November 2015.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve and mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo were among those accompanying him to a number of cafes and other sites.

Six cafes and restaurants, including Le Carillon, Le Petit Cambodge, Bonne Biere, Comptoir Voltaire, were targeted by Islamist militants.

The other site that was targeted was the Stade de France where Mr Hollande was watching a France-Sweden football match when a bomber blew himself up when he failed to get inside.

The names of all of the people who died at each site was read out as part of the ceremony.

Mr Hollande did not speak but among those who did was Michael Dias, son of Manuel Dias, who was killed in the attacks.

He said: "If we want to continue to live freely, it is vital to advocate tolerance towards all the differences.

"When he was alive, my dad left me with answers. Born in Portugal and having chosen France as his adoptive country, he was the proof that integration is possible and necessary. This is this image of tolerance that I keep of him."

The attacks last November were the second major terror atrocity to hit the French capital after jihadist gunmen attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier in 2015. 

In July this year another Islamist-inspired fanatic killed dozens of people in Nice, southern France.

The only suspect still alive believed to have played a direct role in last November's coordinated attacks, Salah Abdeslam, is in jail in France awaiting trial.