Video: 'Cela s'est passé un 8 mai 1945, massacres de Sétif, Guelma et Kherrata'

(Tuesday, May 8, 1945; during World War II) — The Setif Massacre began today in Algeria as French authorities clashed with protesters celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany and calling for freedom from colonial rule; tens of thousands of Algerians are believed to have died in weeks of violence.