1994 Ain Allah attack

Military offensive during 1994 Algeria civil war 1994 Ain Allah attack Algiers, Algeria 3 August 1994 Algerian Civil War French diplomatic staff Shooting and shootout 3 guards, 2 employees 1 guard Armed Islamic Group 4–7 36.75464 2.990684 title,inline The Ain Allah attack took place in a heavily guarded neighborhood in the southwest of Algiers on 3 August 1994 during the Algerian Civil War. The shootout occurred when at least four or sevenAlgérie – Attentat d'Aïn Allah (Alger) contre le personnel diplomatique français https://www.afvt.org/algerie-attentat-a-ain-allah/ 2023-03-05 AfVT – Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme fr-FR gunmen dressed as police drove to a French guard post near a school and attempted to plant a car bomb in the neighbourhood which houses the French embassy in Algiers. Two French military guards were killed by surprise after being shot by automatic weapons. When gunmen tried to park a car with a bomb outside a building, a shootout broke out which resulted in the death of another guard and two French consular employees. Another guard was seriously injuredCommémoration des attentats d'Alger, le 3août 1994: un hommage sera rendu ce dimanche à Saint-Amand au major Decamps https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/commemoration-des-attentats-d-alger-le-3aout-1994-un-ia27b36946n2305713 2023-03-05 La Voix du Nord fr and the bomb was safely defused.Archives L. A. Times 1994-08-04 5 French Citizens Slain in Algeria; Militants Blamed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-04-mn-23423-story.html 2023-03-05 Los Angeles Times en-US The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria claimed responsibility for the attack. References Category:1994 murders in Algeria Category:Algiers in the Algerian Civil War Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1994 Category:Battles of the Algerian Civil War Category:Armed Islamic Group of Algeria attacks Category:Terrorist incidents in Africa in 1994 Category:Terrorist incidents in Algeria in the 1990s Category:Shootouts Category:1994 mass shootings in Africa Category:Deaths by firearm in Algeria Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions of France Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1994 Category:1994 in international relations Category:Algeria–France military relations Category:20th-century military history of France Category:August 1994 in Africa Category:Car and truck bombings in Algeria Category:Car and truck bombings in 1994 Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Algeria