Algerian Soldiers Killed in Mountain Ambush

In the deadliest attack in years, 11 Algerian soldiers have been killed while returning from a mountain patrol. The attack follows last week's presidential poll.

Algerian security forces said on Sunday that Islamist insurgents had killed at least 11 soldiers and left up to 14 others wounded when they ambushed a military bus late on Saturday night on a mountainous main road between two villages in the north east of the country.

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