What the records say
- When
- 14 Nov 1994
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 30
- Coordinates
- 36.14° N, 2.91° E
- Description
- alleged 1994 prison massacre in Algeria
Placed at the town its title names, Berrouaghia.
Berrouaghia prison massacre
Alleged 1994 prison massacre in Algeria
The Berrouaghia prison massacre is alleged to have taken place on 14 November 1994, after an escape attempt at Algeria's Berrouaghia prison. Estimates of the death toll vary wildly. The government gave the figure of eight dead, while others placed the death toll at 30 or higher, and El Watan later gave a figure of 200.
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