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The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.

Sid El-Antri massacre

1997 mass killings near Tiaret, Algeria

The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23–24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. The death toll is unclear; Reuters cites "at least 80", or 48 according to the government. Le Jeune Independent reported 117 people were killed and 11 abducted by…
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Algeria

Country in North Africa

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west…
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December 24

Day of the year

December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; seven days remain until the end of the year.
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