Macron statement on 1961 protest killings ‘falls short’, say critics

French historians had hoped for outright apology for police attacks on Algerians during peaceful protest

French historians have accused the president, Emmanuel Macron, of failing to fully admit the state's responsibility in the police killing of scores of Algerians at peaceful protests 60 years ago.

Furthermore, they have called on authorities to make the historical archives fully available for researchers, to allow them to investigate mass killings that even today remain shrouded in official secrecy.