Flags Lowered to Half-Staff to Honor Paris Terror Victims

President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation ordering the lowering of flags on all public buildings and grounds to half-staff immediately in honor of the victims of the terror attacks in Paris, according to a press statement from Gov. Maggie Hassan’s office.

Hassan has requested that flags be lowered until sunset, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.

“I continue to join all Granite Staters and all Americans in mourning with and sending our thoughts and prayers to the people of France following these horrific terror attacks,” she said in a statement. “State emergency management officials and the State Police will continue working with national Homeland Security, the FBI and local police departments to exercise extra vigilance and ensure that all necessary security precautions are taken in New Hampshire. As people across the country and the world stand together in support of the French people and one another, these heinous acts of terror will only strengthen our collective resolve to rid the world of violent extremism.”