Thalit 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 |
| Daïat Labguer (M'sila) 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 Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari),[1] some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3–4, 1997. 52 out of the 53 inhabitants were killed by slitting their throats. The homes of the villagers were burned down after. The attack was blamed on Islamist guerrillas.[2]
Location of massacres in Algeria 1997-1998 showing Thalit near the centre of the map.
References
- ↑ 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
See also
- List of massacres in Algeria
- List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s
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