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August 18, 1996
Web posted at: 11:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT)Report: Muslim rebels butcher 17 young men
ALGIERS, Algeria (CNN) -- Seventeen young men were killed by Muslim guerrillas after the rebels stopped their passenger bus and slashed their throats, an Algerian newspaper reported Sunday.
A group of about 10 Muslim rebels armed with shotguns, knives and hatchets forced the passenger bus to stop at a fake roadblock at the Sidi Laadjal village, 190 miles (300 kilometers) south of Algiers, Thursday night.
The el Watan newspaper said 17 men between the ages of 17 and 25 years were shepherded off the bus and taken to nearby bushes where their throats were slashed one by one. According to the paper, rebels said the men were butchered for refusing to join rebel ranks.
Reuters contributed to this report.
- 12 killed in ambush of bus in Algeria - July 22, 1996
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