Macron Condemns 'inexcusable' Police Crackdown On 1961 Paris Protest Of Algerians
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 16, 2021 | 09:02 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as "inexcusable" a deadly crackdown by Paris police on an October 1961 protest by Algerians against then colonial ruler France that he said left dozens dead
Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Oct, 2021 ) :French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday condemned as "inexcusable" a deadly crackdown by Paris police on an October 1961 protest by Algerians against then colonial ruler France that he said left dozens dead.
At a meeting with relatives and activists to mark the 60th anniversary of the bloodshed, Macron "recognised the facts: that the crimes committed that night under (then Paris police chief and former Nazi collaborator) Maurice Papon are inexcusable for the Republic," the Elysee said.
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