Daïat Labguer massacre

When

16 Jun 1997

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

50

Coordinates

35.70° N, 4.55° E

Description

massacre in M'Sila Province, Algeria

Placed at the district its description names, M'Sila Province.

1997 killing of civilians by Islamist rebels in M'sila, Algeria

The Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre took place on June 16, 1997, near M'sila, 300 km southeast of Algiers. The massacre came less than two weeks after parliamentary elections in the hamlet of Daïat Labguer (M'sila). Some 50 people were killed by some 30 guerrillas, who also kidnapped women, killed the livestock, and stole valuables. Five days earlier, another 17 had been killed at a village 5 km away.

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