Seven civilians killed

Algiers - At least seven civilians were killed and more than 20 were wounded in several attacks across Algeria at the weekend…

Algiers - At least seven civilians were killed and more than 20 were wounded in several attacks across Algeria at the weekend, newspapers reported yesterday.

Six young people aged between 14 and 24 had their throats slit overnight Friday in the town of Sidi Larbi, near Tlemcen some 400 kms (250 miles) south-west of Algiers, according to the Liberte and El Watan dailies. In Hanaya in the same region, 14 people were injured by a bomb blast at a wedding, El Watan said, while an explosion 40 kms south of the capital killed one man.

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