HAMPSHIRE’S landmarks lit up in red, white and blue to show solidarity with France following horrific terrorist attacks that left more than 120 people dead.

The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton and Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth made the symbolic gesture as the county’s leaders spoke of their horror at the atrocities in Paris.

Law enforcement agencies across Europe are continuing an investigation into the attacks as one of the men involved was named as 29-year-old Omar Ismail Mostefai, a Frenchman who had been flagged up for links to Islamic radicalism.

Visitors to the city from Southampton refused to let the attacks ruin Paris’ name and left flowers a few yards from where bullet holes punctured panes of glass in restaurants in the east of the city.

The group, who gave their names as Sam, Anna, Emily and Hollie, arrived only hours before the terror began and had planned to visit the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.

Hollie, 20, said: “"It was important for us to come to this part of Paris and pay our respects.

"We were here to sight-see and that hasn't really happened, for obvious reasons. We just wanted to show solidarity with French people."

Emily, 20, making her second visit to Paris, said: "I came here last year and had a brilliant time, so this is very different.

"We don't feel unsafe at all. This hasn't ruined Paris for us. We will be back. This is a beautiful city."

Southampton City Council leader Simon Letts said: “Our thoughts are with the people in Paris today.

“I hope that people continue to go out in the streets in defiance of terrorism.”