Thursday, June 18, 2009

Militants Kill At Least 21 Algerian Police


From Yahoo News/AP:

ALGIERS, Algeria – Al-Qaida-linked militants ambushed a convoy of Algerian police escorting Chinese construction workers near a highway building site, killing at least 21 officers and wounding several others, a local official and Algerian newspapers said Thursday.

The ambush occurred late Wednesday on the main road linking Algiers, the capital, to eastern Algeria, according to the En-Nahar and Es-Chourouk newspapers.

Militants triggered at least two roadside bombs to block a convoy of six police cars driving past El Mehir, 130 miles (210 kilometers) east of Algiers.

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My Comment: Attacks like this makes one realize that the war against Islamic radicals in Algeria has never been resolved.

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