What justification did the Paris Commune give for the September Massacres?
A. They claimed that the people held in city jails were counterrevolutionaries and threatened the gains of the revolution.
B. They claimed that the aristocrats executed in the massacre had worked against the goals of the revolution and could not be trusted to be free.
C. They claimed that the massacres targeted counterrevolutionaries.
D. They claimed that the massacres were directed by the Legislative Assembly against enemies of the state.
Answer: C
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