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ALGIERS, Jan 10 (KUNA) -- Algerian security forces killed at least 10 armed
Islamists southeast of the capital Algiers, security officials said on Sunday.
They said the regular forces spotted the suspected extremists as they were
driving near the village of Slim, west of the town of M'sila, 250 kilometers
from the capital, after a tip-off and seized a large cashe of weapons.
This mission came after four other armed extremists were killed in the same
area in mid-December.
According to security officials and press reports, more than 30 Islamists
were killed by security forces over the last weeks. (end)
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