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Monday, March 2, 2009

Algerian crackdown on terrorism

Algiers - Algerian security forces have killed eight suspected Islamist terrorists in the district of Blida, some 50 km east of the capital Algiers, local newspapers reported on Monday.

The battle between the security forces and a group of armed men suspected of belonging to the terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb occurred early Sunday.

The Algerian interior ministry said that some 120 suspected Islamist terrorists have been killed in Algeria since September 1.

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