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Algerians Tear Down Statue of General de Gaulle in France

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A video out of Evreux, France shows Algerian migrants tearing down a statue of General Charles de Gaulle while cheering vociferously. The statue is wrapped in Algerian flags as fireworks fly by and the sound of motobike engines being revved can be heard. At one point, one of the Algerians attempts to drop-kick the statue before it is finally pushed down to the cheers of onlookers. The footage was... 

Algerians: "France Used to Colonize Us, But Today We Colonize Them"

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Algerian soccer fans had a message for the French after their Africa Cup of Nations; “France used to colonize us, but today we colonize them”. The comments were made by one fan after his team’s win over Senegal in the final of the competition. They were met with cheers by his fellow supporters. Algerian fans once again caused chaos in the streets of major French cities after their team’s victory. Another... 

French police station attacked two nights in a row with Molotov cocktails, rocks, fireworks

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A police station in the commune of Les Ulis in the suburbs of southwest Paris was attacked on successive nights after the Algerian national football team was victorious in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final over the weekend. According to a report from the French newspaper Le Parisien, the police station was first attacked on Saturday night and then targeted again Sunday night when some 50 people... 

France: Algerian Football Fans Riot, Wield Chainsaws, Loot Stores

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Algerian football fans in Paris, Marseille, Lyon and other cities celebrated their soccer team’s Africa Cup of Nations win by rioting, looting stores and wielding chainsaws in a night of chaos. Algerians poured out onto the streets following their team’s victory over Ivory Coast last night. Police were deployed to the center of Paris to keep order as vandals threw fireworks. One video even shows... 
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