Violence continues in Algeria

Algerian security forces killed four members of the armed groups in the outskirts of Saad, in al-Jafla province. The Algerian al-Alam al-Seyasi (political world) paper said that the Algerian forces arrested three armed group members on Monday on the road between Wahran and the city of Saad.

Meanwhile, a statement released by the Algerian security forces on Tuesday said that three persons were killed, including one child, and another 25 were wounded as a result of a bomb explosion near Abdul Mu'min school in Ein al-Deflah province.

In another development, the Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmad Attaf on Tuesday in Algiers met with his Madagascar's counterpart, currently visiting Algeria. Talks dealt with means of giving bilateral relations a push forward as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.