Bus passengers killed by rebels

Algiers - Islamist rebels disguised as government soldiers killed 20 people at a bogus roadblock in Algeria, according to reports…

Algiers - Islamist rebels disguised as government soldiers killed 20 people at a bogus roadblock in Algeria, according to reports in local dailies yesterday.

A bus and a taxi were stopped near the Chiffa area, 50 km south of Algiers, on Saturday and the victims - including women and children - had their throats slased or were machine-gunned as they tried to escape, Le Jeune Independant newspaper said.