Original sentence: "Villages were bombed from the air and a town was shelled from a cruiser at sea.As Le Monde Diplomatique put it, "as France celebrated victory in Europe on 8 May 1945, its army was massacring thousands of civilians in Sétif and Guelma - events that were the real beginning of Algeria’s war of independence
Edited sentence: "Many European lawyers refused to defend the accused.As Le Monde put it, "as France celebrated victory in Europe on 8 May 1945, its army was massacring thousands of civilians in Sétif and Guelma - events that were the real beginning of Algeria’s war of independence.The 1945 Massacres was one of the most tragic massacres French committed in Algeria.Villages were bombed from the air and a town was shelled from a cruiser at sea