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| North Africa |
| Report: Six Algerian Soldiers Killed |
| 2003-05-07 |
| Six Algerian soldiers were killed when suspected Islamic fighters bombed their vehicle and sprayed the survivors with gunfire, according to media reports on Wednesday. Militants from the extremist Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting, which targets police and other symbols of state, were suspected in the ambush Tuesday in the Boumerdes region, about 30 miles east of the capital, Algiers, the daily Liberte reported. The bomb, hidden next to a road, exploded as the soldiers' vehicle drove past, the newspaper said. Militants lying in wait shot the survivors. They've had a lot of practice. |
| Posted by:Steve |