The mayor of a small town in eastern Algeria has been shot dead by Islamic militants, a security source said on Sunday, in the latest violence to hamper efforts to end a long-running conflict. The mayor of Eraguen near the city of Jijel, some 350 km (220 miles) east of the capital Algiers, was killed on Saturday, said a security source who declined to be named. A soldier was wounded in the ambush.Two civilians died on Friday when a home-made bomb planted by militants exploded in a mountainous area near Bir El Ater in the Tebessa province, some 630 km east of Algiers, newspaper Liberte, citing sources, said on Sunday. No group claimed responsibility for the two attacks and authorities were not available for comment.