What the records say
- When
- 5 Aug 1983
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 7
- Coordinates
- 43.95° N, 4.81° E
- Description
- mass shooting in France
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Sofitel massacre
Mass shooting in France
On 5 August 1983 at 3:30 am, gunmen entered a luxury Sofitel hotel in Avignon, France. They killed seven people there in a mass shooting which has been referred to as the Sofitel massacre. Four of those killed were guests, including a French diplomat, and three were employees.
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