Nine persons killed in Algeria

The French language Algerian daily " Le Mattain" said on Thursday that nine persons were killed and other three wounded on Wednesday at a barrier installed by gunmen on the road between Hussein and al-Muhamadeyah area, 350 Km to the southern west of the capital Algiers.

The paper explained that the gunmen stopped two cars and slaughtered nine persons and wounded other three who were transported by the rescue teams to al-Muhamadeyah hospital. No Algerian official source confirmed that this massacre took place.