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| Engineer for Canadian company kidnapped in Algeria |
| 2010-01-07 |
| [Maghrebia] Armed terrorists in Algeria's Bouira province kidnapped an Algerian employee of Canadian company SNC-Lavalin, El Watan reported on Wednesday (January 6th). The engineer was seized early Sunday while heading to work at a water-treatment project in Djebahia. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. In related news, Algerian security services arrested nine suspected terrorists in the Bouzria neighbourhood of Algiers, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on Tuesday. Cars, explosives and electronic devices were seized during the operation. According to security sources, the unnamed suspects had previously received heavy prison sentences for terrorist activities. |
| Posted by:Fred |