Thalit massacre
Thalit massacre | |
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Part of Algerian Civil War | |
Location | Thalit, Algeria |
Date | 3–4 April 1997 |
Deaths | 52 |
Perpetrator | Armed Islamic Group of Algeria |
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The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari),[1] some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3–4, 1997 during the Algerian Civil War. Fifty-two out of the 53 inhabitants were killed by having their throats cut during a 12-hour rampage. The homes of the villagers were burned down afterward. The attack was attributed to "Islamist guerrillas",[2] thought to be affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group.[3]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ksar el Boukhari, Algeria Page, retrieved 11 February 2010
- ^ "More than 80 Algerians killed in weekend massacres", CNN, 6 April 1997, retrieved 11 February 2010
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2010). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. p. 2648. ISBN 978-1-85109-667-1.