'They've attacked the culture of Paris': The world is in mourning after terror grips the French capital

Paris is mourning after at least 120 people were killed in a wave of terrorist attacks on Friday night and into Saturday morning. 

Dina Spector, an editor at Business Insider's London bureau, reported from the French capital and took photos at the Avenue de la Republique.

The area was relatively empty for a Saturday morning.

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French officials are recommending that people stay indoors and refrain from forming groups that could become targets.

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Still, some are defying the police to visit the Place de la République, a square in Paris located on the border between the 10th and 11th arrondissements, where two of the shootings occurred.

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Mourners visit the Place de la République, a square in Paris located on the border between the 10th and 11th arrondissements. The sign hung on the monument reads, "I am human."

"The atmosphere is completely ruined," a German tourist told Business Insider. "Everyone is walking around with earnest, sad faces.'"

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A cafe owner, who lives a couple of streets away from Bataclan, said Parisians are peaceful people.

"They've attacked the culture of Paris," he told Business Insider.

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A girl places a paper, carrying a peace sign featuring Eiffel Tower, next to candles and flowers in memory of victims of deadly attacks in Paris, outside the French embassy in Madrid, Spain, November 14, 2015.

A state of emergency is still in effect, and France has closed its borders.

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French military patrol near Notre Dame Cathedral the day after a series of deadly attacks in Paris.

Still, mourners found small ways to express their solidarity:

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And are helping any way they can: 

Parisians stand in line to donate blood. 99 people still critical after #parisattacks pic.twitter.com/JofIHhVOQ1

- Kay Burley (@KayBurley) November 14, 2015

 In Paris and around the world:

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A woman with French flag painted on her face, holds a flower during a gathering in tribute to the victims of Paris attacks in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 14, 2015.

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Newport County, UK soccer players pause during a minutes silence in memory of the Paris attacks before the match.

While cities lit up landmarks to show their support:

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One World Trade Center is lit in the Blue, White and Red colors of the French flag in honor of the victims of the attacks in Paris, in the Manhattan borough of New York November 13, 2015.

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Shanghai's landmark building Oriental Pearl TV Tower is lit up in blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris attacks, in Shanghai, China, November 14, 2015.

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San Francisco City Hall is lit up with blue, white and red, the colors of the French flag, following the Paris terror attacks, in San Francisco, California November 13, 2015.