Six persons were killed on Monday in Algeria

Six persons were killed on Monday evening following an attack carried out by gunmen in Seidi Yahya town in the Algerian district of al-Bleida.

The Algerian dailies issued on Tuesday said that the armed group knifed the victims after breaking into their house situated in a remote village, far from modern building.

The dailies added that two of the military men and six armed men were also killed in clashes and aggressions and thereby number of killings during this month ( February) increased to 240 of which 160 are gunmen, according to official figures.