Part of Algerian Civil War | |
Date | 10 March 1994 |
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Location | Tazoult, Algeria |
Perpetrator | Armed Islamic Group of Algeria |
Outcome | 1,000 to 1,200 prisoners escaped |
Deaths | 5 |
Arrests | 39 |
On 10 March 1994, 1,000 to 1,200 [1] inmates (mainly Islamist militants) escaped from a prison in Tazoult, Algeria, who were fighting to overthrow the Algerian government since early 1992. [2] They fled when an Islamist commando unit supported by the prison staff raided the prison and released the inmates. [3] The escapees included 280 prisoners who were on death row. Authorities killed 5 men and arrested 39 during the prison escape. [4] The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria claimed responsibility for this from Pakistan. [5]
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