SALEM, OR -- Oregon Governor Kate Brown ordered flags at public institutions be lowered to half-staff until sunset Thursday, November 19, in honor of the victims of the attacks in Paris.

"I'm sickened and profoundly saddened by the violence inflicted on the people of Paris, France," Governor Brown said in a news release. "Those responsible must be brought to justice, and we must stand together as a nation and as a member of a global community united against terrorism."