英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 75（在线收听）

 Wk 42 (17 October 1961)

Protesting Algerians Shot Dead In ParisThis Week in HistoryFrench police kill up to 400 people marching in support of Algeria's independence.

In 1961, French police killed several hundred Algerians in the streets of Paris. The victims were marching in a peaceful demonstration against French colonial rule in their homeland. More than 10,000 others were arrested, some of whom died while being held in jail. In 1962, Algeria finally became an independent country after over 100 years of French colonization.