Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire held a commemorative ceremony at the Pont Saint-Michel to honor the victims of the October 17, 1961, massacre. The event, attended by several officials, including Senator Akli Mellouli and the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, highlighted the state-sanctioned violence against Algerian protesters. Grégoire denounced the event as a "state crime" that has been obscured for decades, calling for its full national recognition and inclusion in history textbooks. Drawing a link to contemporary politics, the Mayor warned that the normalization of hate speech and the rise of the far-right pose a significant threat. Referring to historical precedents like the Vichy regime and the OAS, he cautioned that failing to curb hateful rhetoric today risks repeating the violent patterns of the past.