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Seven soldiers killed in Algeria

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The Algerian daily " Liberty" said on Thursday that an armed Islamic group killed seven soldiers and wounded other three in an ambush implanted in Buzaqza mountain, near Tablat, just 60 Km to the South of the capital Algiers.

The paper added that the killed were soldiers, who were surprised by armed men belonged to the " Pre-destination group for the Call and fighting " led by Hassan Hattab.

This incident was coincided with the funeral with one of the main anti Islamists figure in this area Zeidan al-Mikhfi who died on Tuesday.

Worthy mentioning that 14 Islamists were killed in recent days in Jibal Asfour near the Algerian- Moroccan borders, according to the Algerian daily al-Khabar which added that another Islamist was killed on Wednesday in Skikda, 500 Km to the east of the capital Algiers.

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