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The 1961 Paris massacre cover-up

After decades of cover-up, facts are still emerging about the police killing of at least 100 Algerian protesters in October 1961.

It’s 60 years since a peaceful march in Paris ended in the killing of at least 100 Algerian protesters by the police. An extensive cover-up meant that almost nothing was known about it for several decades, and the true facts are still emerging. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic’s Ahmed Rouaba has been looking into the story.

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Image: Algerian flag with roses during a commemoration of the 1961 massacre in Paris
Credit: Boris Horvat/AFP via Getty Images

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