Five people, including two guards were killed in violent attacks by armed Islamic extremists in Algeria earlier this week, according to reports published Wednesday November 10 in the local press. The attacks happened in the Relizane region (340 km west of the capital Algiers.
The two guards were said to be on a routine patrol in the center of the town of Sidi M'Hamed Benaouda, 15 km from Relizane, when they were caught in a hail of gunfire by an unknown number of assailants. Three others were killed in the cross fire. The Algerian government is fighting against a number of groups principally in the south of the country who have taken refuge in neighboring Mali and other African countries. (albawaba.com)
