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No major incidents at French WW1 ceremonies [6min]

No major incidents at French WW1 ceremonies [6min]
Ceremonies in Paris held to mark the end of World War I took place under tight security because of the recent rioting, but passed off without major incident. The French President, Jacques Chirac, laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe under the watch of some 3,000 police officers. Other ceremonies were also held around the city to mark the 87th anniversary of the end of the 1914-18 war in which over 1.3 million French people were killed. 12,000 security officers will be on duty around France for the rest of the three-day holiday weekend. In Britain and Northern Ireland, a two-minute silence was observed at 11am, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, representing the moment in 1918 when all guns fell silent at the end of World War I. Similar ceremonies were scheduled in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Read entire article at RTÉ Radio 1 "Morning Ireland"