The Beni Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. Sixty-four (according to The New York Times and CNN) or 100 people (according to Amnesty International) were killed. Three days later came the larger Rais massacre. See also List of massacres in Algeria External links Amnesty International CNN Algerian massacres of the 1990s 1997 in Algeria Conflicts in 1997 Massacres in 1997 August 1997 events in Africa