What the records say
- When
- 17 Mar 1982
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 8
- Coordinates
- 14.08° N, 89.03° W
- Description
- massacre in El Salvador in 1982
Santa Rita massacre
Massacre in El Salvador in 1982
The Santa Rita massacre occurred near the municipality of Santa Rita in Chalatenango, El Salvador, on 17 March 1982. During the massacre, soldiers from the Atonal Battalion attacked and killed four Dutch journalists and a disputed number of guerrillas from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN).
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