Algerian soldiers on Sunday arrested 10 suspected terrorists
in a security swoop on an area 250 kilometres south-west of the capital Algiers, officials and witnesses said.
The arrests took place in Ain Defla province, according to a statement by the
Interior Ministry. The soldiers seized several weapons, including several
Kalashnikov and other semi-automatic rifles, the statement said.
Locals told Deutsche Presse Agentur dpa that soldiers launched an operation in
nearby mountainous areas last week.
One Wednesday, 12 people were killed in two car bombings in Algeria. The North African wing of the al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed
responsibility for the attacks, dpa reported.