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Africa North |
Algerian rebels kill eight soldiers |
2006-11-06 |
![]() Liberte and Khabar said they believed the attack was carried out by the main rebel group, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), which has consistently rejected peace overtures from the government and announced in September it had joined Al Qaeda. The army declined immediate comment. It does not normally comment on security matters. The newspapers said the attackers, estimated to number up to 30, took the arms and uniforms of the dead soldiers and fled. |
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