Six armed Islamic extremists have been killed and 16 others arrested by Algerian security forces in two separate operations in the Boumerdes region, some 50 kilometers east of the capital, newspaper reports said Wednesday.
Six extremists were killed by army troops in an operation to root out insurgents in the town of Ammal, which lies between Boumerdes and Bouira, about 120 kilometers further southeast, the papers said, cited by AFP.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation in Dellys, east of Boumerdes, security forces arrested 16 people suspected of having links to armed Islamic groups, the papers reported. (Albawaba.com)
