The massacre of Algerians in Paris on 17 October 1961

 The most murderous episode in the postwar history of Paris came in October 1961, when up to three hundred peaceful French- Algerian protesters were slaughtered in cold blood around iconic national monuments, including the Eiffel Tower and Notre- Dame Cathedral. The police responsible cracked down on a demonstration by thirty thousand people calling for an end to the Algerian War and immediate...read more.