Algeria: Nine persons were killed in al-Bleida

Nine persons were killed on Wednesday in an attack said to be carried out by Rasheed Abu Turab group to the south of the capital Algiers.

A security source said that the attack took place in the surrounding of al-Bleida, situated, 50 km to the south of the capital.

However, the armed Islamic group led by Abu Turab is active in the area. Several persons were killed at a fake security checking point.