New attack by Algerian Islamic groups

Algeria has witnessed more attacks by the extremist Islamists resulting in the death of three persons and injuring another five persons.

Algerian army sources said on Monday that a bomb suspected of being locally manufactured exploded near a station for the taxies, resulting in injuring five persons seriously in Hass Bahlag city, 300 kilometers south of the capital.

Other sources said that two shepherds were killed in western Algeria as well as an Islamist, who was killed when he was shot by security forces near the capital.

5 persons have been killed in the attacks by the extremist Islamists since last Wednesday.

On the other hand, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria asked the army to intensify its presence to confront the terrorist operations.