| 5,465,717 |
36.365 |
6.6147 |
Algeria |
|
A bomb exploded near a patrol from the National Gendarmerie, wounding one. The Health Minister was nearby with a delegation on mission for site inspection. Constantine is at the nexus of a East-West highway project contracted to the Japanese Coojal cooalition. |
| 5,465,721 |
36.56463 |
3.5933 |
Algeria |
|
Twelve Algerian employees of the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were killed and 15 others were wounded in a car bombing. The SNC-Lavalin staff were traveling to work on the Koudiat Acerdoune water treatment plant and distribution project (dam) when their bus was attacked. |
| 5,465,725 |
36.26405 |
1.9679 |
Algeria |
|
Algerian troops killed 10 Islamist militants during a security operation. Troops recovered five Kalashnikovs, four semi-automatic rifles and a grenade launcher. |
| 5,465,729 |
36.76639 |
3.47717 |
Algeria |
|
The army killed two Islamic militants during a sweep near Boumerdes. |
| 5,465,733 |
36.8792 |
6.9067 |
Algeria |
|
Four Islamic militants were killed by security forces in an air force strike on a militant base. |
| 5,465,738 |
36.72328 |
3.61807 |
Algeria |
|
A bomb exploded on a highway, seriously injuring a truck driver. Three other roadside bombs apparently targeting police barracks and patrols were also defused in the same area. |
| 5,465,742 |
36.91716 |
3.91311 |
Algeria |
|
Two bombs were defused in Dellys. One bomb was hidden by the side of the road linking the village of El Beraret to the main town, while the second was buried on the road leading towards Oued Tiza. |
| 5,465,746 |
36.56463 |
3.5933 |
Algeria |
|
A military raid led to the death of the important AQIM operative and bomb-maker Derbal Amar Abderrahmane, aka Mourad Abdel Djabber, aka Abou Hodheifa. The victim is the suspected "mastermind" behind the Aug. 20 attack on workers of the Canadian contractor SNC-Lavalin. Two AQIM lieutenants and a four-year-old child also died in the skirmish. The child's mother sustained major injuries. |
| 5,465,750 |
36.5979 |
3.5156 |
Algeria |
|
Three terrorists, including one woman, were killed by the army in an ambush set up in Makhen forest in Lakhadaria. An ongoing search operation followed the event. |
| 5,465,754 |
36.26405 |
1.9679 |
Algeria |
|
A guard was killed by a bomb. Islamic militants are suspected. |
