Twitter went into overdrive, players around the world wore "Muamba" shirts to express their solidarity, and news channels jumped on the story.

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"With this gesture, it will be the whole Parisian community who will pay homage to New Yorkers, and express its solidarity and its attachment to common values, " a city hall statement said.

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Sharif's party had initially said it would boycott the vote to "express our solidarity" with former rival, Benazir Bhutto, following her assassination last week -- but Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, Sunday called on Sharif to participate.

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So this project is not at all trying to overshadow that but to try to express a spirit of solidarity.

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