French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris on Sunday on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo newspaper in the French capital.

"The president had a short conversation and a moment of friendship and fraternity over a cup of tea," a French presidency official said.

Mosques across France opened their doors to the public this weekend in a bid by the Muslim community to build bridges following a series of jihadist attacks that rocked France in 2015.

Source: MENA