Beni_Ali_massacre

Beni Ali massacre

Beni Ali massacre

1997 mass killing in Algeria

Not to be confused with Beni massacre.

The Beni Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, 40 miles (64 km) south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. Sixty-four (according to The New York Times and CNN)[1] or 100 people (according to Amnesty International)[2] were killed in a terrorist attack.[3] Three days later came the larger Rais massacre.

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  1. [1]
    Whitney, Craig R. (1997-08-30). "98 Die in One of Algerian Civil War's Worst Massacres". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. [2]
    "Human Rights Have No Borders" (PDF). Amnesty International. 27 October 1997.
  3. [3]
    Benyoub, Rachid (2002). Algeria 2002 Political Directory: Illustrated. R. Benyoub. p. 55. ISBN 978-9961-865-01-9.


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