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World Service,07 Feb 2012,10 mins

Charonne Metro deaths

Witness History

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It is 50 years since nine French peace protestors died during a demonstration in Paris. Most died in a crush at the entrance to a Metro station after the police began to attack them. Witness hears from a schoolgirl who survived the protest.

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