Haouch Khemisti massacre
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The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on April 22, 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Boughelaf, or Haouch Khmisti Bougara), some 25 km south of Algiers near Bougara. 93 villagers were killed in 3 hours. The bodies were found decapitated.[1] It was followed the next day by the Omaria massacre near Médéa.
See also[]
- List of massacres in Algeria
- List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s
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References[]
- ^ New statesman , Volume 126, Issues 4332-4349
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