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Algerian Army Kills 8 Armed Men in Khenchela Province, Ministry Says

Gunmen, described as โ€˜dangerous terrorists,โ€™ were killed in ambush with their assault rifles seized, countryโ€™s Defense Ministry said in statement

 

Algeria’s army killed eight armed men on Friday in Khenchela province, 700 km (435 miles) east of the capital Algiers, the Defense Ministry said.

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The gunmen, described as “dangerous terrorists,” were killed in an ambush and the soldiers seized assault rifles, the ministry said in a statement. It did not identify the men.

Another armed man was killed later in an ongoing operation, the ministry said in another statement.

Algeria emerged from a conflict with armed Islamists in the 1990s that left an estimated 200,000 dead. But al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and small bands of fighters allied to Islamic State have been active in remote parts of the sprawling, oil-producing North African country.

 

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