Four civilians were killed to the east of Algeria

The Algerian security forces said that four civilians were killed in an attack launched by 20 persons suspected to be members of the armed groups to the east of the capital.

The government radio quoted a statement for the security forces as saying that the victims were assassinated by a group belongs to al-Salafeyah group (for call and fighting) on Tuesday evening while they were sitting at a table in a cafe courtyard in Jijeil district, 350 Km from the capital. Three persons were assassinated by bullets while the fourth was slaughtered.

The statement said that the attackers took with them mobile phones and money before they escaped.

This group which is led by Hassan Hattab claimed responsibility for kidnapping 32 foreign tourists in the depth of the Algerian desert last year.

In another development, Algerian dailies said that two government forces members were killed, and other 11 wounded in two bomb explosions, when a military vehicles were running on Tuesday on a road near Teizi Ozo in the Kbylie area, to the east of the capital.