7 militants arrested in army raid in Algeria

By Abdul Razzaq bin Abdallah
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian army forces captured seven militants in northeastern Algeria, according to the defense ministry on Thursday.

A ministry statement said a cache of weapons and ammunition were seized in a military operation in Wadi El-Dawwar forest in Skikda province.

The statement said the militants were responsible for terrorist acts in the region, but without providing further details.

The body of a dead militant who had been injured in a previous army raid was also found in the area, the statement said.

Last month, seven militants were killed in a military operation in the same area.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar