Haouch Khemisti massacre
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Algerian massacres in 1997 | |
Massacres in which over 50 people were killed: | |
Thalit massacre | 3 - 4 April |
Haouch Khemisti massacre | 21 April |
Dairat Labguer massacre | 16 June |
Si-Zerrouk massacre | 27 July |
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre | 3 August |
Souhane massacre | 20 - 21 August |
Beni-Ali massacre | 26 August |
Rais massacre | 29 August |
Beni-Messous massacre | 5 - 6 September |
Guelb El-Kebir massacre | 19 September |
Bentalha massacre | 22 September |
Sid El-Antri massacre | 23 - 24 December |
Wilaya of Relizane massacres | 30 December |
1996 - [Edit] - 1998 |
The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on 22 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Boughelaf, or Haouch Khmisti Bougara), some 25 km south of Algiers near Bougara. 93 villagers were killed in 3 hours. It was followed the next day by the Omaria massacre near Medea.