New carnage in Algeria

The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in Algeria has committed a new crime, as five citizens were killed and another five were wounded when the GIA attacked the popular quarters of al-Dardara from Khamis Melyana city in Ein al-Defli province, 146 km from the capital, Algiers.

The Algerian daily al-Khabar said that the armed group killed one policeman in Qusantina province.

For its part, Sawt al-Ahrar daily said that three persons were wounded and are in critical condition as a result of a bomb explosion on the al-Housh road to Foukah at al-Qalie'a district.

Meanwhile, the Algerian daily al-Sahafa said that the security forces killed one of the GIA's members near al-Jawalil district in Khamis al-Khishnah in Bumerdas province, 50 km from the capital, Algiers.