[Maghrebia] Three Algerian soldiers were injured on Tuesday (July 27th) when a bomb went kaboom in the area of Ouattuba, north of Tizi-Ouzou, local media reported. Two of the wounded are at risk of having their legs amputated. The bomb, which exploded near an army patrol, was remotely detonated, according to officials. Authorities are searching the densely forested area for the bombers. The attack is the latest instance of a surge in violence in the region. On Sunday, a municipal guard was killed and eight coppers were injured in a suicide kaboom in Ait Aissi, south of Tizi-Ouzou. |