Mayors urge France to recognise 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians as state crime
- On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the massacre of Algerian protesters in Paris, French mayors are calling for the events of 17 October, 1961 to be officially recognised as a state crime.
- The demonstrators were unarmed, but were in breach of a dusk to dawn curfew imposed on people of Algerian origin.
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- On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the massacre of Algerian protesters in Paris, French mayors are calling for the events of 17 October, 1961 to be officially recognised as a state crime.
- The demonstrators were unarmed, but were in breach of a dusk to dawn curfew imposed on people of Algerian origin.
Sources: RFI