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Africa Live: French MPs condemn 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris - BBC News Africa Live: Deadly cyclone hits northern Madagascar - BBC News
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A cyclone that hit northern Madagascar on Wednesday has left
The French National Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning the 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians. at least six people dead and forced 2,000 out of their homes.
Some historians say up to 300 protesters were killed when police broke up a demonstration in support of Algerian independence. Local news reports say that “flooding caused significant
Some were beaten to death, others drowned in the River Seine. damage” with roads and bridges affected.
The resolution also calls for an official day of commemoration. The AFP news agency, citing the disaster management
The massacre happened in the context of the Algeria's independence war. authority (BNGRC), puts the death toll from cyclone Gamane at 11.
The police prefect in charge, Maurice Papon, was later convicted of crimes against humanity for collaborating with the Nazis. It reports that six of the victims drowned, while the others
Read more on this story: died after being hit by falling trees or collapsing houses.
How a massacre of Algerians in Paris was covered up "It's rare to
have a cyclone like this. Its movement is nearly stationary," Gen Elack
Andriakaja, BNGRC director-general is quoted by AFP as saying.
"When the system stops in one place, it devastates all
the infrastructure. And that has serious consequences for the population. And
significant flooding.”
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