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Rebel ambush kills six soldiers in Algeria
Al Qaida-linked rebels killed six Algerian soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Medea province, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:52 May 13, 2008
Algiers: Al Qaida-linked rebels killed six Algerian soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Medea province, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The soldiers were on patrol when their convoy came under attack on Sunday, El Khabar newspaper reported.
It was the deadliest ambush on the army since February 8, when eight paramilitary gendarmes were host dead in a province southeast of Algiers.
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