El Aro Massacre

When

22 Oct 1997

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

200

Coordinates

7.25° N, 75.52° W

Description

Masacre masiva del campesinado a manos del grupo AUC.

1997 massacre in Colombia

The El Aro massacre was a massacre in Colombia which occurred on October 22, 1997, in the municipality of Ituango, Department of Antioquia. 15 individuals accused of being leftist supporters of FARC were massacred by paramilitary groups. Perpetrators also raped women, burned down 43 houses, stole cattle and forcibly displaced 900 people.

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