| Algerian Islamic rebels killed two policemen in the latest attack during the holy month of Ramadan, official news agency APS said on Friday. One rebel was injured in the ambush on a police patrol late on Thursday in the Relizane province some 350 km (220 miles) west of the capital, Algiers, security sources told APS. Experts said diehard rebels were likely to intensify their deadly assaults as a response to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's announcement last week that favoured another general amnesty for militants willing to lay down their arms. Less than 1,000 militants are still armed and fighting authorities, most belonging to the al Qaeda-aligned Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). |