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Algerian consulate bombing in Marseille

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Coordinates: 43°16′38″N 5°23′01″E / 43.2773°N 5.3836°E / 43.2773; 5.3836
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Algerian consulate bombing in Marseille
LocationMarseille, France
Coordinates43°16′38″N 5°23′01″E / 43.2773°N 5.3836°E / 43.2773; 5.3836
Date14 December 1973
TargetAlgerian consulate
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths4
Injured23
PerpetratorCharles Martel Group

The Algerian consulate in Marseille, France, was bombed on 14 December 1973, killing four people and injuring 23 others, many of them seriously. Except for one Armenian, all victims were Algerian.[1]

The attack was orchestrated by the Charles Martel Group, a far-right organisation made up of former Organisation armée secrète (OAS) members. It was their first attack. The bombing culminated a year which saw a high number of racist violence incidents against Algerians in the country, particularly in Marseille, which was mainly ignited by the murder of a local bus driver by a deranged Algerian youngster on 25 August 1973.[2]

On 28 January 2018, a memorial plaque was placed on the consulate's entrance.[3]

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  1. ^ DEC. 15, 1973 (1973-12-15). "Blast Hits Algerian Consulate In Tense Marseilles, Killing - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Witte, Rob (11 September 2014). Racist Violence and the State: A comparative Analysis of Britain, France and ... - Rob Witte - Google Books. Routledge. ISBN 9781317889199. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Plaque commemorating 1973 attack against Consulate General of Algeria in Marseille laid down". Aps.dz. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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