Paris massacre of 1961 Papon oversaw the repression during the Paris massacre of 1961 : on 17 October 1961 , a large ostensibly-peaceful march , organised by the Algerian National Liberation Front , broke a curfew that had been " advised " by Papon because of concerns on the group 's sponsoring of a series of bombings throughout France . The police arrested 11,000 persons , who claimed that it was simply because of their appearance
Paris massacre of 1961
Paris massacre of 1961
Maurice Papon