In an effort to blunt the impact of violent images following <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/three-dead-and-six-seriously-wounded-as-strasbourg-gunman-remains-at-liberty-1.801726">the deadly shooting in Strasbourg</a>, France, thousands took to Twitter to post photos of kittens using the hashtag #DesChatonsPourStrasbourg (kittens for Strasbourg). According to some participating in the effort, a similar effort to overtake violent pictures took place on social media during the 2016 terror attacks in Brussels, Germany. For some who took part in #DesChatonsPourStrasbourg, posting the cat photos was also promoted as a way not to hinder ongoing police investigations in the immediate moments following the shootings. The shootings at a Strasbourg Christmas market left three dead and six seriously wounded. The gunman is still at large. <br/> In the hours after the attack, #DesChatonsPourStrasbourg began trending, but was later overtaken by #JeSuisStrasbourg. ____________ <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/three-dead-and-six-seriously-wounded-as-strasbourg-gunman-remains-at-liberty-1.801726">Three dead and six seriously wounded as Strasbourg gunman remains at liberty</a></strong>