on 26 April some dozens of Fraichiche bedouin from the Ouled Néji, Gmata, Hnadra and Hrakta subclans who were encamped on the plain of Foussana, near Kasserine, attacked the farm of a French settler named Lucien Salle[REF] who was known as a violent, brutal, and greedy man [REF].
The next day, encouraged by their success, they decided to attack the French civil administration office in Thala, a symbol of colonial rule.