Hundreds rally in New York City to support free expression after French attacks

Attendees hold "Je Suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) signs as several hundred people gather in solidarity with victims of two terrorist attacks in Paris, one at the office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and another at a kosher market, in New York's Washington Square Park, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (The Associated Press)

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An attendee waves a French flag as several hundred people gather in solidarity with victims of two terrorist attacks in Paris, one at the office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and another at a kosher market, in New York's Washington Square Park, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (The Associated Press)

An attendee wears a sign reading " I am Ahmed" as several hundred people gather in solidarity with victims of two terrorist attacks in Paris, one at the office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and another at a kosher market, in New York's Washington Square Park, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. The sign refers to Muslim policeman Ahmed Merabet, who was shot dead outside the office of Charlie Hebdo. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK – Hundreds have turned out in New York City in support of free expression after the deadly terror attack targeting a French satirical publication.

Several hundred people braved freezing temperatures in Manhattan's Washington Square Park on Saturday as a woman danced under a sign that read "Je suis Charlie."

"I am Charlie" has emerged as a rally cry after two shooters killed 12 people Wednesday at the Paris headquarters of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Organizers said they were showing solidarity with the French after three days of violence left 20 dead, including three gunmen.

The march came after hundreds of thousands rallied hours earlier in French cities from Toulouse in the south to Rennes in the west to honor the victims.

A massive rally is planned Sunday in Paris.