The terror" of the fallaghas swept Algeria from end to end last week. The attacks were forceful, organized and purposeful.
In western Algeria, near the Moroccan border, the rebels launched coordinated attacks on the rich, winegrowing plains between the mountains and the coasts. In one night, rebel bands attacked 46 big French farms, burned buildings to the ground, slaughtered 17 Europeans and 23 Moslems. In the east, rebels attacked 40 villages along the mountainous coast, hurling hand grenades and gasoline bombs. At week's end, rebel suicide squads broke into Constantine (pop. 118,000) at noon, fought a running gun battle with French...
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