19 Killed in Raid by Fundamentalists

Muslim fundamentalists slit the throats of 19 civilians in a village near Algiers in a second night of carnage, Algerian security forces said. The Thursday slayings brought to 29 the number of people killed in overnight attacks. The attacks followed a lull in raids since a Nov. 28 referendum to change Algeria’s constitution and ban political parties based on religion. The raids appeared to defy President Liamine Zeroual’s statement earlier this week on the referendum results, which showed about 85% of voters backing his reform proposals.