Father, Son Have Poignant Talk About Paris Attacks

'They might have guns, but we have flowers'
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 17, 2015 5:05 PM CST

A video interview is going viral thanks to the poignant father-son discussion it portrays, People reports. The little boy was asked by a reporter if he understands why attackers terrorized Paris on Friday, and he answered, "because they're really mean" before adding that his family will need to move away. "Oh no, don't worry. We don't need to move out. France is our home," his dad replies. After his son expresses worry that "bad guys" with "guns ... can shoot us," the dad says, "They might have guns, but we have flowers. ... Everyone is putting flowers. It's to fight against guns." (More Paris stories.)

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