Tazoult prison escape
Part of Algerian Civil War
Date10 March 1994
LocationTazoult, Algeria
PerpetratorArmed Islamic Group of Algeria
Outcome1,000 to 1,200 prisoners escaped
Deaths5
Arrests39

On 10 March 1994, 1,000 to 1,200[1] inmates (mainly Islamist militiants) 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]

References

  1. "Affaire des 1 200 prisonniers évadés de Tazoult – Algeria-Watch". algeria-watch.org. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. "Algeria confirms prison riot - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Algeria: Six Months Later, Cover-Up Continues in Prison Clash that Left 100 Inmates Dead". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  4. "Muslims, Croats to merge armies". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. Mickolus, Edward F.; Simmons, Susan L. (1997). Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Bibliography. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-30468-2.
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