A+ A-

Five soldiers killed in terrorist ambush, E. Algiers

ALGIERS, April 17 (KUNA) -- Five Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday in an ambush by a terror outfit at Amal area over the heights of Boumerdes province, 45 km east of the Algerian capital city.
The killing took place in an ambush by a militant outfit against some servicemen who cast a wide-scale dragnet in the area, website of the Algerian Al-Watan French daily quoted some security sources as saying.
This attack comes following two days of another terror operation carried out by Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) at Azazga district of Tizi Ouzou province, 110 km east of Algiers, in what caused the death of 14 soldiers, and the injury of 16 others.
Three terrorists had been killed in the fierce shootout at Azazga's operation, according to some security sources. (end) ft.aff KUNA 172043 Apr 11NNNN