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Supporters of Islamic groups seized
 ALGIERS, Algeria, June 16 (UPI) -- Algerian security forces rounded up 42 people on charges of backing and providing logistic support to armed Islamic groups, reports said Thursday. French-language daily Le Soir D'Algerie quoted a security source as saying the arrests took place Tuesday in Hassassina and Tamesnas some 250 miles west of Algiers.The detainees were accused of offering shelter and providing food and medicine to Islamic gunmen in the region. The source said the suspects also were accused of laundering money they got from selling cattle seized by gunmen in operations against farmers. Posted by: Steve 2005-06-16 |
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