French paratroopers detonated explosives in a building in the Casbah where Ali Ammar, known as Ali la Pointe, and other FLN members were hiding. The blast killed Hassiba Ben Bouali, Mahmoud Bouhamidi, Omar Yacef, and civilians in neighbouring homes. Colonial accounts celebrated the destruction of an FLN cell; a full account also records the civilian deaths and the use of overwhelming force in a densely populated neighbourhood.
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What happened in the Casbah on 8 October 1957?
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Contemporary reporting and historical sources identify the explosion and its victims.
The 8 October explosion killed only armed FLN members.
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The blast also killed residents in nearby homes; casualty counts vary by source.