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Guelb El-Kebir massacre

Coordinates: 36°14′46.9″N 3°24′29.9″E / 36.246361°N 3.408306°E / 36.246361; 3.408306
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36°14′46.9″N 3°24′29.9″E / 36.246361°N 3.408306°E / 36.246361; 3.408306

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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  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.