A roadside mine kills two soldiers south-east of Algeria

Two soldiers of the National Popular Army ANP perished and another was injured Tuesday in Zemoura, east of Biskra, south-east of Algeria.

• According to Echorouk sources, the incident took place during the movement of the three soldiers on board a pick-up vehicle through a mountainous region, south of Harm Kheddou, where the wheel of the vehicle run over a land mine, killing the soldier “M.S”  a 31 year-old from Batna, east of Algeria, and “B.H”, 30 year-old from Skikda, east of Algeria. The third soldier “B.N” , 31 year-old from Skikda was for his part injured in the blast.
• The incident coincided with the combing operation conducted by the army forces Sunday night in Sidi Mesmoudi, a neighbouring region to Zemoura, where they reportedly killed a terrorist chieftain called “Hassan Menouche”, 40 year-old and his 18 year-old Moroccan henchman