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Macron condemns “inexcusable” 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris
Commemoration held amid Franco-Algerian tension over president’s comments
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday denounced the killing of dozens of Algerians during a police crackdown on protests in Paris 60 years ago as “inexcusable” crimes, but he stopped short of issuing a…
- Clea Caulcutt
- Politico
“The repression was brutal, violent and bloody,” said a statement from the Élysée Palace.
“This tragedy was hushed-up, denied or wiped out for a long time.”
Macron attended a 60th-anniversary ceremony in the outskirts of Paris in the presence of relatives of the victims, campaigners and veterans of…