Four civilians killed in Algeria

The Algerian daily al-Khaber said on Thursday that armed Islamists had assassinated four persons in Ein al-Defli province, in western Algeria. An armed group attacked a farm in al-Munawarra village near Ein al-Defli and kidnapped and then killed three shepherds, aged 17, 19 and 37.

Another armed group killed one person at a false roadblock set up in Welad al-Arabi town near al-Medya and burnt his truck.

Meanwhile, the Algerian daily al-Aseel said a bomb was defused on Wednesday near a secondary school in al-Khamis city.