Benachour massacre of 5 January 1997

See also: Benachour massacre of 5 December 1996
Benachour Massacre of 5 January 1997
Part of Algerian Civil War
LocationBenachour, Blida, Algeria
Date5 January 1997
TargetAlgerians
Deaths26 (16 villagers, 10 attackers)
PerpetratorsArmed Islamic Group of Algeria
No. of participants
50 attackers

The Benachour Massacre of 5 January 1997 took place in the village of Benachour located 50km south of Algiers and 2km from Blida. The massacre was part of the Algerian Civil War.

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