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The '''Haouch Khemisti massacre''' took place before dawn on [[22 April]] [[1997]] in the [[Algeria]]n 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. It was followed the next day by the [[Omaria massacre]] near [[Medea]]. |
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| location = Near [[Bougara]], [[Algeria]] |
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| date = 22 April 1997 |
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| partof = [[Algerian Civil War]] |
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| fatalities = 93 villagers |
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The '''Haouch Khemisti massacre''' took place before dawn on April 22, 1997, in the [[Algeria]]n village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti, some 25 km south of [[Algiers]] near [[Bougara]]. An armed group killed 93 villagers in a 3 hour long attack because they refused to "collaborate", since armed groups depended on the aid of citizens who provide food, money and other necessities for their survival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1997-04-22 |title=Algerian rebels kill 93 in village atrocity |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/algerian-rebels-kill-93-in-village-atrocity-1268763.html |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> The bodies were found decapitated.<ref>New statesman |
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, Volume 126, Issues 4332-4349</ref> A member of the family who arrived in [[Algiers]] said "We have no more to give. They've already taken everything."<ref name=":0" /> It was followed the next day by the [[Omaria massacre]] near [[Médéa]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of massacres in Algeria]] |
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* [[List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s]] |
* [[List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/24/algeria/ CNN] |
* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/24/algeria/ CNN] |
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* [http://www.lexpress.fr/info/monde/dossier/algerie/dossier.asp?ida=180895 L'Express] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050425115259/http://www.lexpress.fr/info/monde/dossier/algerie/dossier.asp?ida=180895 L'Express] |
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==References == |
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{{coord missing|Algeria}} |
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[[Category:Massacres during the Algerian Civil War]] |
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[[Category:1997 murders in Algeria]] |
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[[Category:Massacres in 1997]] |
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[[Category:April 1997 events in Africa]] |
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[[Category:History of Blida Province]] |
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[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Algeria in the 1990s]] |
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[[Category:Terrorist incidents in Africa in 1997]] |
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| Location | Near Bougara, Algeria |
| Date | 22 April 1997 |
| Deaths | 93 villagers |
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The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on April 22, 1997, in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti, some 25 km south of Algiers near Bougara. An armed group killed 93 villagers in a 3 hour long attack because they refused to "collaborate", since armed groups depended on the aid of citizens who provide food, money and other necessities for their survival.[1] The bodies were found decapitated.[2] A member of the family who arrived in Algiers said "We have no more to give. They've already taken everything."[1] It was followed the next day by the Omaria massacre near Médéa.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Algerian rebels kill 93 in village atrocity". The Independent. 1997-04-22. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ New statesman , Volume 126, Issues 4332-4349
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