In the streets of Paris, the mood is sombre.<br/> <br />Flags are at half mast, in memory of those killed in last week's Air Algerie plane crash in Mali.<br/> <br />118 people, including 54 French nationals, were killed in the disaster.<br/> <br />Honoring the lives lost, France has begun three days of mourning.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) PASSER-BY RAYA HRISTOVA SAYING:<br/> <br />"In any case, grief, you can never find ways to relieve it since it's whole families who have perished so it's very sad, and through time I hope it will be eased and that we will also better understand the circumstances."<br/> <br />The crash site is now the scene of an intensive investigation although it's believed that poor weather was most likely the cause.<br/> <br />France meanwhile, is left to grieve.
