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Sidi-Hamed Massacre

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{{Algerian massacres of 1998}} The '''Sidi-Hamed massacre''' took place on the night of January 11, 1998 (the last day of Ramadan), in the town of Sidi-Hamed (or Sidi-Hammad), 30 km south of Algiers. An estimated fifty gunmen poured in, attacking children and adults alike; they bombed a cafe where films were being watched and a mosque in nearby Haouche Sahraoui, slaughtering those who fled, and stormed houses to slaughter those within. According to official figures, 103 were killed and seventy injured, including two pro-government fighters and five of the attackers. Other sources indicate a higher toll; AFP supposedly counted over 120 corpses, and some Algerian newspapers claimed 400. Thirty girls were reportedly kidnapped. The massacre was generally blamed on the Armed_Islamic_Group GIA. One newspaper claimed that survivors blamed it on the Islamic_Salvation_Army AIS.

See also
* List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s

External links

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- Turkish Daily News
- Humanite {{Africa-hist-stub}} Category:1998 see Sidi-Hamed massacre