11 killed by Muslim rebels

Tipaza - Radical Muslim rebels shot dead six civilians and wounded 14 others in a small farming village near the Algerian capital…

Tipaza - Radical Muslim rebels shot dead six civilians and wounded 14 others in a small farming village near the Algerian capital before a local policeman opened fire on them and they fled, residents said yesterday.

Two of the wounded were in a serious condition, said the residents of Haouch Germain, 70 km west of Algiers, where the attack occurred on Monday night.

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