Algerian security forces arrested 24 terror suspects and the army had surrounded up 20 Islamic gunmen in the mountains, it was reported Monday.Security forces in Algiers arrested four Tunisians who allegedly planned to join the Islamic fundamentalist Salafi Group for Daawa and Fighting, which is largely responsible for terrorist activities in Algeria, the newspaper al-Khabar reported. "The Tunisian terrorists were uncovered after they were betrayed by an Islamic gunman who was in charge of transporting them to one of the Salafi group's hideouts in remote mountains," a source told the newspaper.
A security source told the newspaper police captured 20 gunmen in Arbaa, south of Algiers.
Also Monday, the French-language daily L'Expression said army troops have surrounded 20 gunmen in the mountainous Arbaa region, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Algiers. The gunmen are among the remnants of the Armed Islamic Group, whose members and chiefs have mostly surrendered.