Algeria: 22 killed, wounded in acts of violence

Algerian papers issued on Tuesday said that five persons were killed and other 17 wounded on Sunday and Monday in acts of violence attributed to armed Islamic groups or during confrontations with the security forces.

The sources said that two armed Islamists were killed on Monday in Shanoufa near al-Jalfa in a mopping up operation carried out by the security forces in Bukheil area.

The Algerian daily al-Youm said that one military man was killed and other 8 wounded on Sunday in a bomb explosion thrown by an armed group when an army patrol was running in the same area.

A national guard ( armed civilian ) was killed on Sunday in an attack carried out by armed Islamists in Bani Arman in al-Bweira, while five shepherds were wounded in two bombs explosions in "Thursday" market near al-Bweira, according to the Algerian daily al-Fajr ( the dawn). One former member in the civil defense groups (armed civilian) was killed and his son was strongly wounded in a bomb explosion in al-Dough mountain in Annaba state. Three Algerian military men were wounded on Monday in a bomb explosion in Beisi near Skikda.