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| Algerian army kills leader of Maghreb branch of al-Qaeda network |
| 2007-11-17 |
| (KUNA) -- The Algerian army has killed a leader in the so-called "the Maghreb branch of the al-Qaeda network". An Algerian security source said Thursday the leader was ambushed in Tizi Ouzou area, some 110 kilometers east of the capital, but declined to say when. The source added that the security forces had carried out this operation after receiving reports of presence of a terrorist group in that area. Since linking up with al-Qaeda, the Maghreb branch has introduced suicide bomb attacks which have targeted government and army positions in Algeria, killing more than 100 people between April and October this year. |
| Posted by:Fred |