Four Algerian soldiers killed in ambush

Published September 2nd, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Four soldiers were killed and six were injured in a weekend ambush by suspected Islamic extremists in northeastern Algeria, newspapers reported Sunday.  

 

The ambush occurred on Saturday between Skikda and Beni Bechir, around 500 kilometers east of the capital.  

 

Elsewhere, a soldier was wounded in a bomb explosion Friday in Batna, about 430 kilometers southeast of Algiers, the APS news agency reported. (Albawaba.com) 

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