Bentalha massacre

Bentalha massacre
LocationBentalha, Algeria
Date22–23 September 1997
Deaths200 to 400 villagers
PerpetratorsArmed Islamic Group of Algeria

In the village of Bentalha (Arabic: بن طلحة), located 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Algiers, an incident occurred on the night of 22–23 September 1997, where a significant number of villagers were killed by armed guerrillas. According to Amnesty International, over 200 villagers were killed. Different sources have reported varying numbers of deaths, with estimates ranging from 85 (the initial official estimate) to 400 (The Economist) to 417 (independent sources).

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