The plaque reads, «À la mémoire des nombreux Algériens tués lors de la sanglante répression de la manifestation pacifique du 17 octobre, 1961»

A memorial plaque was placed on Pont-Marie on the 40th anniversary of the brutal repression of a demonstration march of people protesting against a curfew prohibiting Algerians from circulating after 9 pm during the Algerian war of independence. The plaque was put up in the morning, with plenty of speeches by politicians, and people stayed around until late in the evening.

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