El Hoqm massacre

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El Hoqm massacre
Part of Salamati Civil War
LocationEl Hoqm, Salamat
DateMarch 11, 1998 - March 12, 1998
11:30 pm - 1:15 am (UTC-01:00)
TargetInnocents
Deaths55
PerpetratorsArmed Islamic Movement (AIM)
MotiveIslamic fundamentalism

The El Hoqm massacre occured in the village of El Hoqm, 30 km southwest of Dar Al Hamma, in the night of March 11 to March 12 1998. An orphanage was attacked by the terrorists, killing the staff and the orphans. 29 of the 55 victims were children and this provoked protests against the president Abdallah Khalifun Al Massajat the following Friday, after noon prayers. The president of Salamat announced that presidential elections would be held in November 1998.