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Algerian court issues death sentence against armed man

ALGIERS, May 31 (KUNA) -- An Algerian court issued a death sentence on Sunday against Al-Qaeda militant accusing him of belonging to the group and committing several murder operations in Seeda area west of Algeria.
The court found the accused guilty after admitting to terrorism crimes, among them assassination of 22 military personnel in April 2002, in addition to murdering of security and defense personnel.
Algerian security forces arrested the man, whose name nor nationality or age were revealed, at his house in 2005, and seized AK47 machinegun with two magazines. (end) ft.mb KUNA 312232 May 09NNNN