23 citizens and 14 extremists were killed in Algeria

23 people were killed in Algeria by Islamic militant groups while government forces managed to kill 14 terrorists at several widespread sites.

A group of fundamentalists assailed 23 citizens in Awalad El Araby village in Al Madina province yesterday and left them all slaughtered. The attack drove citizens from the village to leave their homes and search for safer places in neighboring villages, Al Ahrar daily said today.