Algeria breaks up al-Qaeda cell
[MAGHAREBIA] Algerian security services dismantled an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist cell, Echorouk reported on Monday (March 11th). Two Malians were among seven suspects taken into custody.
Authorities also seized satellite phones and all-terrain vehicles during the Saturday operation in Bordj Badji Mokhtar, near the Mali border.
The cell was reportedly set up to help jihadists infiltrate Algeria after fleeing Mali.
Posted by: Fred 2013-03-12 |