"Assassination of the monks of Tibhirine"@en . "Martyrs of Atlas"@en . . . "On the night of 26\u201327 March 1996, seven monks from the monastery Notre-Dame de l'Atlas of Tibhirine in Algeria, belonging to the Roman Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (known as Trappists) were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and were found dead in late May 1996."@en . . . . . . . "Armed Islamic Group or regular Algerian Army"@en . . "--05-21"^^ . "On the night of 26\u201327 March 1996, seven monks from the monastery Notre-Dame de l'Atlas of Tibhirine in Algeria, belonging to the Roman Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (known as Trappists) were kidnapped during the Algerian Civil War. They were held for two months, and were found dead in late May 1996. The circumstances of their kidnapping and death remain controversial; the Armed Islamic Group (Groupe Islamique Arm\u00E9, GIA) claimed responsibility for both, but in 2009, retired General Fran\u00E7ois Buchwalter reported that the monks had been accidentally killed by the Algerian army."@en . .