Haouch Khemisti massacre
The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on 22 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Boughelaf, or Haouch Khmisti Bougara), some 25 km south of Algiers near Bougara. 93 villagers were killed in 3 hours. It was followed the next day by the Omaria massacre near Medea.
ee also
* List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s
External links
* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/24/algeria/ CNN]
* [http://www.lexpress.fr/info/monde/dossier/algerie/dossier.asp?ida=180895 L'Express]
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