Thalit massacre

Thalit massacre
Part of Algerian Civil War
LocationThalit, Algeria
Date3–4 April 1997
Deaths52
PerpetratorArmed Islamic Group of Algeria

The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari), some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3–4, 1997 during the Algerian Civil War. Fifty-two out of the 53 inhabitants were killed by having their throats cut during a 12-hour rampage. The homes of the villagers were burned down afterward. The attack was attributed to "Islamist guerrillas", thought to be affiliated with the Armed Islamic Group.

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