France marks first anniversary of Paris massacre

Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since ISIS extremists killed 130 people in country's deadliest attacks in 2015.

Update: 2016-11-14 05:45 GMT

Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since ISIS extremists killed 130 people in the country's deadliest attacks a year ago. Survivors and victims' families marked Sunday's anniversary of the violence. (Photo: AP)

Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal, the California band whose concert that night ended in a bloodbath, paid respects at the Bataclan ceremony, placing his hand on his heart as he departed. (Photo: AP)

Across the Seine River, mourners, tourists and residents streamed to the Bataclan concert hall, where 90 people were killed by three attackers who also took hostages. (Photo: AP)

Some people cried, others simply lit candles or laid flowers at ceremonies Sunday near the six bars and eateries where gunmen opened fire on unsuspecting crowds enjoying an unusually mild November Friday night. (Photo: AFP)

At dusk, paper lanterns were released into the Canal Saint Martin, bearing red, white and blue lights representing the French tricolor. Onlookers, including many families with children, lined the canal and surrounding bridges, watching silently as the lanterns drifted. (Photo: AP)

At midday, hundreds of balloons were released to honor the memories of the victims. (Photo: AP)

Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since ISIS extremists killed 130 people in country's deadliest attacks in 2015.

France marks first anniversary of Paris massacre

Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since ISIS extremists killed 130 people in country's deadliest attacks in 2015.

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