Outward signs of normality and defiance on streets of capital mask anxiety and fears of further atrocities

Outside the Carillon bar, where flowers piled up over bloodstains almost one year ago, the pavement tables are packed again with regulars from the hipster Parisian neighborhood.

Drinks, cigarettes and laughter outside the red-fronted cafe suggest a recovery from the Nov 13 attacks, which saw it sprayed with automatic gunfire.