Violence in Algeria

The Algerian daily Sawt al-Ahrar said on Monday that four citizens from one family were killed by Armed Islamic Group (GIA) members, led by a woman, in the outskirts of al-Esaweyah town, Medea province, some 91 km from the Algerian capital, Algiers.

The paper added that two members of the GIA were killed during mopping-up operations carried out by the army and security forces in al-Akhdareyah. Another four corpses of armed men were also found.

For its part the Algerian daily al-Youm that some 14 persons were wounded following the explosion of a grenade in al-Aghwat province, 400 km from Algiers.

Al-Aseel daily revealed that the chairman of the people's council of Budwao municipality in Boumerdes province was exposed to an assassination attempt and was wounded as a result.