| Three people were killed by a bomb blast in Algeria on Sunday in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Islamist rebels, state radio said. The victims, all Algerians, belonged to a private security firm working for a power company installing high-voltage lines in the mountainous region of Jijel, about 350 km (220 miles) east of the capital Algiers, local journalists said. The explosion, in the small town of Ziama Mansouria, 40 km (25 miles) from Jijel, blew up the car they were travelling in near the power company's working site. A fourth passenger was seriously wounded, the radio said. |