Monrovia Church massacre

Monrovia Church massacre
Part of the First Liberian Civil War
Monrovia Church massacre (Liberia)
Location	Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia
Coordinates	06°17′30″N 10°46′48″W / 6.29167°N 10.78000°W / 6.29167; -10.78000
Date	29 July 1990
Target	Civilian population
Attack type	Massacre
Weapons	Machine guns, machetes
Deaths	approximately 600
Perpetrators	Armed Forces of Liberia

The Monrovia Church massacre, also referred to as the St. Peter's Lutheran Church massacre, was the worst single atrocity of the First Liberian Civil War. Approximately 600 people were killed at the church, on 14th Street, in the Sinkor district of Monrovia on 29 July 1990. The massacre was carried out by approximately 30 government soldiers loyal to President Samuel Doe. The perpetrators were of Doe's Krahn tribe while most of the victims were from the Gio and Mano tribes, which were in support of the rebels.