 The Algerian "L Expression" daily said yesterday that 18 armed men of the Algerian security forces including a senior officer were killed on Sunday evening in an ambush implanted by an armed Islamic group in Baskara, to the south of Algiers, just one day after the Algerian authorities announced on Tuesday the dismantling of the armed Islamic group. "L Expression" described the ambush which was attributed to the "Salafeyah group for fighting and call" as the bloodiest among the armed attacks since three months. In addition to the killed, other 19 military men were injured.
| That'd be the GSPC, of course... |
The paper explained that some 50 attackers wearing Afghani costumes implanted one explosive in one of the military vehicles and this was followed by fire on the vehicle that resulted in killing 13 military men in addition to five armed civilians.
| Important safety tip: If you see 50 guys in Afghan costume running around your countryside, and you don't live in Afghanistan, you should prob'ly call the cops... |
"L expression" indicated that the ambush was carried out by members that came from different parts of the country led by Mukhtar known as "al-Awar" who lives on smuggling in the south. |