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Bentalha massacre

1997 in AlgeriaAlgerian massacres of the 1990sConflicts in 1997EngvarB from January 2022Massacres in 1997
September 1997 events in Africa

At the village of Bentalha (Arabic: بن طلحة), 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Algiers, on the night of 22–23 September 1997, more than 200 villagers (according to Amnesty International) were killed by armed guerrillas. The number of deaths reported ranged from 85 (initial official estimate) to 400 (The Economist) to 417 (independent sources).

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Bentalha massacre
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Algiers, Algeria
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