'Hug me if you trust me:' says Muslim man in Paris

November 19, 2015 09:19

Paris is a city fraught with tension following the brutal Islamic State terror attacks on Friday night.

One Muslim man has ventured into Republic Square in France's capital in a show of faith with fellow Parisian mourners. The guy blindfolded himself and stood with a placard which (roughly translated) asks: "I'm a Muslim and I'm told I'm a terrorist. I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug me?"

As a tearful crowd of mourners look on, one by one, Parisians approach the man and embrace him. Feeling the unity, one person commented on the video: "My deepest empathy goes to the families of the victims. Unbelievable how people tend to generalise. I am Muslim and was born and raised in Europe. Does the fact that I am Muslim automatically makes me a terrorist?"

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