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Apaches (subculture)
Parisian Belle Époque underworld subculture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Les Apaches (French: [a.paʃ]) was a Parisian Belle Époque violent criminal underworld subculture of early 20th-century hooligans, night muggers, street gangs and other criminals.[1] After news of their notoriety spread over Europe, the term was used to describe violent street crime in other countries as well; for example, "Russian apaches."[1]
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This article is about violent criminals. For the Parisian artist group, see Les Apaches.
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