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| Algerian top intelligence official assassinated |
| 2002-06-27 |
| A brigadier in the Algerian intelligence authority was found dead Monday in Tezi Uzo, the capital of the Berber tribes area, which has been experiencing political disorder during the past year. The victim was stabbed several times in the neck on Saturday night in his house by unidentified men. It is unknown as of now if they belong to Islamist groups, which are usually blamed for assassinations of security personnel. Usually it's them or jealous husbands or both... The daily also questioned "why it took security forces so long to discover the disappearance of an officer (of) such a high rank... 24 hours after his assassination in an area considered a center of terrorist operations." Didn't find him until he started to stink. If he'd had air conditioning, it coulda been weeks... The assassination of the officer in charge of operations in the military leadership in the area coincided with the fourth anniversary of the killing of the famous political Berber singer, whose family accuses authorities of his death on June 25, 1998. Guess we can add indignant survivors to the list of possible suspects. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |