Gunmen kill family of 13

Blida - Gunmen thought to be Islamist rebels killed a family of 13 in northern Algeria, residents said yesterday.

Blida - Gunmen thought to be Islamist rebels killed a family of 13 in northern Algeria, residents said yesterday.

Four women, three men and six children, including a six-month-old baby girl, were shot dead on Sunday night in the Sidi Abderrahmane district overlooking the city of Blida, 60 km south-west of Algiers.

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