Eiffel Tower to be lit in US colours after Orlando attack

The Eiffel Tower will be illuminated on Monday night with the red, white and blue of the US flag in solidarity with the victims of the shootings in Orlando, PARIS city hall announced.

City hall will also raise the Stars and Stripes and the rainbow flag of the gay community, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said, expressing her "compassion, solidarity and affection" for the American people after the massacre.