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A screenshot from the documentary "Ici on noie les Algériens, 17 octobre 1961" depicting graffiti on a bridge above the Seine River in Paris reading "Here we drowned the Algerians." Several witnesses reported seeing dead bodies floated in the river after the assault by the police.

Friday’s attacks were not the deadliest violence in France since the Second World War

Paris was hit by a series of simultaneous and organized acts of violence late Friday night, with over 129 casualties…
A split screen with one side showing the skyline of Paris with #prayforparis imprinted on it. The other side shows the Beirut skyline with #prayforbeirut

Beirut vs. Paris: Unbalanced coverage

The events of the Paris attacks last night are still unfolding–“still” being the operative word. Much journalistic attention has been…