2 November 1954: France sends troops to quell Algerian rebellion,while unrest continues in neighbouring Tunisia and MorroccoParis, November 1
There was a sudden flare-up of terrorism final night in Algeria, or which had hitherto seemed immune to the infection on its two flanks in both Tunisia and Morocco. There were approximately thirty outrages in the course of the night,causing seven deaths. A good many of them seemed to maintain been amateurish affairs in which home-made bombs of small efficacy were used, but a number were obviously much more serious.
All the incidents occurred within an hour or two from one end of Algeria to the other, or proving that the whole outburst had been competently organised. The Governor-General immediately asked for reinforcements from France and these were granted without the slightest delay. Three companies of Public Security Guards,i.e. approximately six hundred men, are on their way out by air and three battalions of parachutists.
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Source: theguardian.com