Massacre of October 17, 1961: "The trail of political responsibilities remains to be explored"

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Algerians arrested in Paris during the peaceful demonstration of October 17, 1961 by the French Federation of the FLN to protest against the curfew imposed on them.

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By: Magali Lagrange Follow

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60 years ago, on October 17, 1961, thousands of men and women demonstrated in the Paris region, at the call of the French Federation of the FLN, against the curfew imposed on "French Muslims in Algeria" . Yesterday, Saturday October 16, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron denounced " 

 ", to qualify the murderous repression of this demonstration. According to the official version, the death toll is three. Historians estimate that there were in fact several dozen deaths, at least. The descendants of the victims have been demanding recognition of a state crime by France for many years. Historian Fabrice Riceputi, associate researcher at the Institute for the History of Present Time, and author of the book "

 (Published by Le Passager clandestin editions), is the guest of Magali Lagrange. 

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