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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 GIA . One newspaper claimed that survivors blamed it on the AIS . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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