Algerian security forces have surrounded a suspected group of terrorists belonging to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, known since 2006 as the " Al Qaeda organization in Islamic North Africa," Algerian media reported on Monday.
They carried out the action in a thick forest to the south of Tizi Ouzou town in the northern part of the country, said a report by Algerian independent daily "El Watan."
Algerian army is still continuing with heavy shelling it launched three days ago in the region, and several suspected terrorist hide-outs have been destroyed, according to the daily, adding the army has requested for more reinforcements to eliminate the terrorists.
Despite the improvement of the security situation in Algeria in recent years, sporadic terrorist attacks have persisted in certain regions.
A twin car suicide attack on April 11 targeting government headquarters and a police station in the Algerian capital killed 30 people and injured 220 others.
Source: Xinhua
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