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Nathan Joubioux

Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a 'state crime'

Algeria's parliament unanimously adopted a law on Wednesday declaring France's colonisation of the country a state crime and demanding an official apology from Paris.

Lawmakers wearing scarves in the national colours chanted "Long live Algeria" as they approved the bill, which states that France holds "legal responsibility for its colonial past in Algeria and the tragedies it caused," according to state news agency APS.

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