Rais massacre

When

29 Aug 1997

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

98

Coordinates

36.61° N, 3.12° E

Description

1997 mass killing by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

1997 mass killing by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria

The Rais massacre was a massacre carried out during the Algerian civil war. It took place on 28 August 1997 and was conducted by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria against the village of Rais, near Sidi Moussa and south of Algiers. The initial official death toll was 98 people killed and 120 wounded; CNN said that hospital workers and witnesses gave a toll of at least 200, and up to 400.

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