Funeral service held for Southern California student killed in Paris attacks last month

Reynaldo Gonzalez breaks down while remembering his daughter Nohemi Gonzalez, Paris attack victim, at her funeral at the Calvary Chapel in Downey, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Gonzalez was the 23 year-old Cal State Long Beach student who was killed while dining with friends at a bistro in Paris last month. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

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Beatriz Gonzalez, center, facing, mother of Nohemi Gonzalez, a victim of the Paris attacks, attends her daughter's funeral services at the Calvary Chapel in Downey, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Gonzalez was the 23 year-old Cal State Long Beach student who was killed while dining with friends at a bistro in Paris last month. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

Cousins of Paris attack victim Nohemi Gonzalez share their memories and tears of their cousin at the Calvary Chapel in Downey, Calif., Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Gonzalez was the 23 year-old Cal State Long Beach student who was killed while dining with friends at a bistro in Paris last month. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

Mourners filled a chapel to pay their respects to a California university student, the only known American killed in the Paris terrorist attacks last month.

The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/1lguBbU ) that friends, family and officials attended the funeral Friday of 23-year-old Nohemi Gonzalez, of the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte.

Gonzalez was killed while eating with friends at a popular bistro in Paris. She was an industrial design major and one of 17?California State University, Long Beach, students attending the Strate College of Design in Paris as part of a study abroad program.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Nov. 13 gun-and-bomb attacks that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured at several sites in Paris, including a music hall.

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