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ALGIERS, Jan 25 (KUNA) -- The Algerian military said Friday they shot dead
four militants east of the capital city Algiers.
The four men belong to Al-Qaeda Organization in in the Islamic Maghreb,
formerly known as the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), according to
a police source.
One of the four terrorist was killed in a crackdown in Shu'batul-Amer,
Boumerdes, some 62 km east of Algiers, the source said.
Another one was gunned down in Breika town, Batna state, some 420 southeast
here.
Two other militants were killed in a combing operation in Djelfa, 220 south
Algiers.
Four Algerian servicemen were injured in the operations, the source added.
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