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Algerian Islamic militants killed a mother and her two children in western Algeria, state radio said on Monday, as violence in the north African country escalated amid talk of a large-scale rebel surrender. The family's father survived the attack in a village near Relizane, 250 km west of Algiers, in the early hours of Sunday. He suffered unspecified bullet wounds. The rebels set fire to the family's home after the mother and her children, aged five and nine, were stabbed to death with a knife, the daily El Watan said.
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More than a dozen civilians and officials have been killed in separate attacks over the past few days, bringing the death toll to nearly 50 since the start of April, according to media and official reports. Political analysts said the escalation in violence was linked to the reported surrender negotiations, as the rebel leadership resisted alleged moves by several hundred Islamic militants seeking amnesty. Nabil Sahraoui, leader of Algeria's largest militant organisation, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), denied surrender talks were taking place and called for further attacks, according to a recent published statement. |