Violence continues in Algeria

The Algerian daily al-Watan said on Wednesday reported that four citizens were slaughtered on Tuesday at a fake roadblock set up by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in Sedi Bel Abbas province.

The daily added that the security forces were able to dismantle a support network for the GIA in Qustantinah province, including 12 persons in al-Dumsh Abdul Salam suburb. The 12 persons were all arrested. They noted that the armed group on Monday kidnapped one citizen in Zabouja village in Gleizan province.

Al-Aseel daily said that security forces on Tuesday killed three gunmen who were besieged for six hours in Qusantinah province.

Meanwhile, the criminal court in the Algerian Baska province released some 20 sentences in 64 cases submitted to the court during its current session. The court sentenced two persons to death and handed down several imprisonment sentences of between 3 and 10 years to armed groups members over charges of deliberate killings and damage to public properties.