What the records say
- When
- 27 Apr 1997
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 40
- Coordinates
- 28.00° N, 1.00° E
- Description
- 1997 terror attack in Algeria
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Chouardia massacre
1997 terror attack in Algeria
The Chouardia massacre took place on 27 April 1997 in the village of Chouardia, Algeria. An armed group stormed the town and killed over 40 villagers in an attack overnight, in the village of Chouardia in the mountainous Médéa region, 60 miles south of Algiers. Details on the attack were not immediately available until security forces were dispatched to investigate.
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