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Algerian War

A bomb exploded at the Casino on the outskirts of Algiers killing nine and injuring 85

Sunday Jun 9, 1957
Algiers, Algeria

On 9 June a bomb exploded at the Casino on the outskirts of Algiers killing nine and injuring 85. Following the burial of the dead from the casino, the Pied-Noirs started a ratonnade that resulted in five ِAlgerians dead and more than 50 injured. As a result of this upturn in violence, the 10e DP was again deployed to Algiers.


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