Five armed terrorists have been killed in separate operations launched by Algerian security forces across the country over the last few days. The Algerian security forces are reported to have killed a GSPC terrorist ring-leader in the region of Boumerdes, 60 km east of Algiers and injured several others. Furthermore, two armed terrorists were shot dead Sunday in the Edough Mountains, after they refused to follow orders to surrender, security officials were quoted as saying on Monday. Another armed terrorist was killed Saturday in a clash with anti-terrorist security forces in the eastern city of Tebessa, near the Tunisian border. A fourth terrorist was slain by Algerian police forces in El Oued province, 650 kilometres, south-west of Algiers. An AK-47 rifle was also retrieved, according to press reports. Police sources say the search operation is still underway to hunt down other suspected terrorists in the eastern side of the province.