Trio killed in Algeria desert
2009-10-05 12:12
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Algiers - Security forces in Algeria killed three armed Islamists in a desert ambush in the early hours of Sunday, newspapers in the capital Algiers reported on Monday.
The trio were travelling in an all-terrain vehicle loaded with weapons, ammunition and fuel when they were cornered in the El Oued district, the El Watan, Expression and Liberte newspapers said.
There was no confirmation of the reports from the authorities.
El Oued is 650 kilometres southeast of Algiers.
On Sunday, a security source said another four armed Islamists had been killed by Algerian security forces in Hassi Fedoul, near Djelfa, 275 kilometres south of Algiers.
- SAPA