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FACTBOX-Latest militant attacks in Algeria
22 Oct 2009 17:23:55 GMT
 Source: Reuters
ALGIERS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Following is a list of the latest attacks in Algeria, where militants affiliated to al Qaeda have been waging bombings and ambushes against government targets.

* New or updated items are marked with an asterisk.

June 17 - In the deadliest single attack in nearly a year, gunmen ambushshed and killed 18 paramilitary police and a civilian, officials said. The attack took place on a major highway about 180 km (110 miles) east of Algiers. Newspapers reported the police had been assigned to escort Chinese construction workers.

June 22 - Insurgents killed five Algerian paramilitary police and kidnapped two others in an ambush, several newspapers reported. El Watan newspaper said the attackers cut their victims' throats in the ambush in Khenchela province about 600 km (370 miles) southeast of Algiers.

July 29 - Insurgents using roadside bombs and automatic weapons to ambush a military convoy in Tipaza province, west of the capital, killed at least 14 soldiers, local media reported. Al Qaeda's North African wing said it was behind the attack.

*October 22 - Seven police officers are killed in an ambush in the region of Tizi Ouzou, about 100 km (60 miles) east of the Algerian capital, newspapers and Reuters security sources said.

NOTE: The list of attacks has been compiled from media reports and Reuters own sources, as Algerian officials do not routinely provide official confirmation.


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