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Ban Ki-moon pays tribute at Paris attack sites

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon lays flowers outside the Bataclan concert venue, one of the sites targeted in the November 13 terror attacks, in Paris on December 6, 2015. (Photo: AFP)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid homage to the victims of the Paris attacks on Sunday with a visit to the concert hall and one of the bars targeted by the jihadists.

"I'm a Parisian and sitting on the cafe terrace," said Ban in French, evoking the "Je Suis En Terrasse" slogan of defiance used after the November 13 attacks.

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