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I've read that Barcelona and Algeria modern police(19th century) was initially formed by criminals and that it's main purpose was fight the workers involved in politics and strikes,is this accurate? Did this happened in other countries ?

by /u/aragonkingofgonder in /r/AskHistorians

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