 [Maghrebia] A would-be al-Qaeda suicide bomber surrendered to Algerian authorities last week in Batna, Liberte reported on Friday (October 30th). Abu abd El-Samih, 29, of the "El-Mawt" brigade, was wanted in connection with a 2007 Batna suicide bombing that targeted Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The failed assassination attempt killed 22 people and injured more than 100 others.
| Mr. abd El-Samih only just figured out it wasn't going to explode after two years? Epic FAIL. |
Also on Friday, pan-Arab daily Asharq Alawsat quoted Algerian Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni as saying that many terrorists "have been forced into a corner and have had no choice but to surrender". According to the minister, "al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is living its final moments".
In related news, some 20 terrorists on Friday (October 30th) kidnapped a business owner at his workplace in Tigzirt, Tizi Ouzou province. The assailants, members of al-Qaeda's El-Ansar brigade, reportedly hijacked a van and its driver to make their escape.
| Once again demonstrating that terrorists=criminals. |
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