>It was one of the darkest days in France’s history. On October 17, 1961, as the Algerian War of Independence was nearing its end, the Paris police brutally repressed a demonstration of French Algerians in the heart of the city.
>That night, and over the next few days, demonstrators were beaten, killed or thrown into the River Seine, where they drowned.
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>It was one of the darkest days in France’s history. On October 17, 1961, as the Algerian War of Independence was nearing its end, the Paris police brutally repressed a demonstration of French Algerians in the heart of the city.
>That night, and over the next few days, demonstrators were beaten, killed or thrown into the River Seine, where they drowned.