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| GSPC kills 13 in Algeria |
| 2006-04-10 |
| After months of relative quiet, Islamic insurgents have struck Algeria. At least 13 people were killed when suspected Al Qaida-aligned fighters ambushed a government convoy in a desert region of Algeria. The April 7 attack in Ghardaia, 700 kilometers south of Algiers, targeted customs agents on their way to a seminar in Ouargla. Algerian security sources blamed the Al Qaida-aligned Salafist Brigade for Combat and Call. The sources said the Salafists have been operating in Ghardaia in southern Algeria. Algerian media reports said the attackers ambushed the convoy in two four-wheel-drive vehicles. Shouting "God is great," the insurgents opened fire with automatic weapons, killed the customs agents and burned the government cars. The insurgents also seized weapons from the convoy. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |