What the records say
- When
- 6 Sep 1898
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 35.33° N, 25.13° E
- Description
- 1898 massacre
Candia massacre
1898 massacre of civilians in Crete
The Candia massacre occurred on 6 September 1898, on Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire. It occurred as a reaction by armed Muslim irregular groups (Bashi-bazouks) to the offer to the Christian community of a series of civil rights by foreign powers. They attacked the British security force in Candia, which was part of an international security force on the island.
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