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France's state of emergency deadly for protesters in 1962

In 1962, French police attacked a peaceful protest, killing nine and wounding hundreds of people.

Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

In 1962, French police attacked a peaceful protest, killing nine people and wounding hundreds of others. The episode occurred while France was under a state of emergency, just as the country is now. For those who commemorated the massacre in Paris, the current state of emergency gives the tragic episode special resonance. Ramin Mazaheri has more on this story.


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