Early reports were blaming "right wing neo-nazis" in an attempt to blame it on Marine Le Pen and the Front National; this would have shifted votes to the Socialists.
But with this news, just the opposite will happen.
“Won’t matter. In France, it’s major news that it’s an Algerian.”
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Most ordinary French despise the Algerians and other moslems in their midst.
Here is a link from another FR thread to a live English language broadcast from France.
http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b2742.htm