Muslims across France travelled to Paris for a rally to honour the life of Hervé Gourdel, the Frenchman killed in Algeria by jihadists, and to show their condemnation for ISIL. <br /><br />Several hundred people gathered to call for an end to the brutality and to affirm that Islam stands for peace and the respect for life.<br /><br />“When you see these lunatics beheading people, obviously we are against it. We can not remain silent,” said Zained Ouennoughi.<br /><br />“I mean it’s not just about Muslims. In the name of mankind, we can’t accept this,” he added. “That’s barbarity.”<br /><br />“I am here to speak up against what happened in Algeria because it was not a Muslim act, I am telling you sincerely,” said Paris resident Nourredine Boudoukha.”<br /><br />They are not really Muslims,” she continued, “they are bandits who only want to make money. It’s a barbaric act that all Algerians condemn.”<br /><br />Flags across France will remain at half-mast over the weekend to honour the 55-year-old French father of two.<br /><br />Military patrols are already a common sight on the French transport network, but security has been stepped up in public places following the killing.
