Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997
| 1997 Relizane massacres | |
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| Part of Algerian Civil War | |
| Location | Relizane, Algeria |
| Date | 30 December 1997 |
| Deaths | 272 to 412 villagers |
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The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997 were probably the single bloodiest day of killing in the Algerian Civil War of the 1990s. Many residents of four villages were killed; the exact number of casualties has varied according to sources.