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Algerian army eliminate terrorist SE Algiers

ALGIERS, May 30 (KUNA) -- Algerian army forces successfully fended the country Saturday against a five-member terrorist cell, eliminating it in an operations southeast of the capital.
A security source said that the cell targeted a police patrol last Wednesday and managed to kill nine security personnel, adding that two members of the terrorist group were of the senior members of Al-Qadea in Islamic Magrheb region.
Currently, security forces were combing the area to search for any terrorists cells, said the source, adding that weapons caches were discovered in the area were the five-member cell was operating. (end) ft.gta KUNA 301954 May 09NNNN