Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building go dark in honour of Las Vegas shooting

Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building go dark… The Eiffel Tower went dark on Monday night in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille. At least 59 people were killed and hundreds wounded on Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. Earlier on Sunday a man knifed two young women to death outside the main train station in Marseille Frances second-biggest city. The Eiffel Tower is pictured in Paris before switching off lights Credit: AFP The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for both attacks via the jihadists propaganda outlet Amaq which said they were carried out by its “soldiers”. It did not provide any evidence for either claim and Las Vegas police said they had found no link between the gunman Stephen Paddock and the terrorist group. “Tonight we will turn off the Eiffel Tower from midnight in homage to the victims of the attacks in Marseille and Las Vegas” Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo wrote adding the hashtag “we are united”. The French capital has repeatedly switched off the night-time lights on its most famous landmark to show solidarity w

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