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2 GSPC killed in Algiers
 Two Islamic militants were killed and two policemen seriously injured in a rare gunbattle in central Algiers on Sunday afternoon, security sources said. The sources said rebels suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-aligned Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) fired with automatic weapons on a police patrol in the city before escaping. State radio said army anti-terrorist units tracked down the militants, who had taken refuge in a building in the poor Belcourt district. "We're relieved. We wiped out two terrorists," said a policeman at the scene. Several officers and one civilian were injured. Rebel attacks have significantly fallen in the North African country in recent years but usually intensify ahead of the holy month of Ramadan due to start this month. "Special security measures will be implemented during Ramadan to counter any terrorist threat," a security source said. "There is a belief among terrorists that killing during the holy month of Ramadan gets you closer to God," the source said.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-10-04 |
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