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| A soldier killed and 4 wounded in an ambush in Tizi Ouzou |
| 2010-08-10 |
| [Ennahar] One soldier was killed and four others wounded in an ambush Saturday, August 7 at arround 4 pm by a group of armed terrorists in the town of Ait Chafaâ, located in the extreme northeast of the province of Tizi Ouzou, according to security sources in Azeffoun. One terrorist was killed by the military during the same clash. The soldiers were heading towards an area where the presence of an armed group was reported. But before reaching their destination, the vehicles of the army forces have received several bursts from the top of a hill by the perpetrators of the ambush, the sources said. A soldier, seriously wounded by gunfire, died on the spot while four of his comrades were wounded and evacuated in time to Azeffoun hospital where they received care. The soldiers, who responded aggressively to the attack, could kill a member of the terrorist group and retrieve his Kalashnikov-type weapon. His body was shipped today, Sunday, Aug. 8, to the morgue of Mohamme Neddir hospital in Tizi Ouzou. |
| Posted by:Fred |