How a 1961 massacre of hundreds of Algerians in Paris was covered up

[muriel_volestrangler]

Around 30,000 Algerians had taken to the streets of Paris in a peaceful protest against a curfew, and calling for independence nearly seven years into the war against French rule in North Africa.

The police killed hundreds of protesters and dozens of others were thrown into the River Seine, making it one of the darkest pages of France's chequered colonial history.
...
The government of the day censored the news, destroyed many of the archives and prevented journalists from investigating the story. Contemporary news bulletins reported three deaths, which included a French national. It was not covered in the international press.
...
A total of 110 bodies washed up on the banks of the River Seine over the following days and weeks . Some were killed then dumped, while others were injured, thrown into the cold waters and left to drown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58927939

Macron condemns 'unforgivable' 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris

Mr Macron told relatives of victims on the 60th anniversary of the bloodshed that "crimes" were committed under the command of the notorious Paris police chief Maurice Papon. Papon was revealed in the 1980s to have collaborated with occupying Nazi forces in World War Two in transferring Jews to Nazi death camps.
...
Mr Macron stopped short of an apology and did not give a public speech, with the Élysée Palace issuing only the written statement.

The president's statement "is progress but not complete. We hoped for more", Mimouna Hadjam of the Africa93 anti-racism association told the AFP news agency.

"Papon did not act alone. People were tortured, massacred in the heart of Paris and those high up knew," Hadjam added, calling for recognition of a "state crime".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58943245

I had never heard of this before. Amazing that they kept it hidden for 30 years.

[secondwind]

1. Same here.... very sad.