Trappes, town at center of racist attack, tells the troubled story of contemporary France
The racist terrorist attack of October 23 put this impoverished town west of Paris back in the spotlight. A cradle of immigrant labor during the 30 years of economic growth from 1945 to 1975, this town of around 35,000 inhabitants tells the story of three-quarters of a century of contemporary history.
We haven't written up this one. Le Monde English has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
