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Guelb El-Kebir massacre
Part of Algerian Civil War
LocationGuelb El-Kebir, Algeria
Date20 September 1997
Deaths53 villagers

The Guelb El-Kebir massacre took place in the village of Guelb el-Kebir, near Beni Slimane, in the Algerian province of Medea, on 20 September 1997.[1] 53 people were killed by attackers that were not immediately identified, though the attack was similar to others carried out by Islamic groups opposed to the Algerian government.[2]

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References

  1. "53 die in Algerian massacre". Daily Dispatch. 22 September 1997. Archived from the original on 27 February 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. "53 Algerians Massacred as Killing Goes On". The New York Times. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.


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