Narqa massacre
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| Narqa massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Salamati Civil War | |
| Location | Narqa, Salamat |
| Date | October 16, 1997 - October 17, 1997 11:45 pm - 1:30 am (UTC-01:00) |
| Target | Innocents |
| Deaths | 126 |
| Perpetrators | Armed Islamic Movement (AIM) |
| Motive | Islamic fundamentalism |
The Narqa massacre took place in the village of Narqa, 19 km west of Dar Al Hamma, in the night between October 16 and October 17 1997. The terrorists used for the first time an explosive device in a massacre, a bomb exploded in a local cafe, killing an estimate of 30 persons, majoritarily old persons playing dominoes or discussing. The terrorists from the AIM then killed men and kidnapped women in houses. The fatalities are estimated to be over 200 but it was reported that the government trafficked the numbers.