3 Killed in Algeria Despite Cease-Fire
A cease-fire by one of Algeria’s main armed Islamic groups took effect Wednesday, but hospital officials said three people died in a shooting blamed on Muslim militants.
The unilateral cease-fire appeared to have been observed in the major areas of the country where the Islamic Salvation Army has been battling the government.
The cease-fire has not been supported publicly by other Islamic militants, including the violent Armed Islamic Group, which has vowed to continue its bloody attacks in an attempt to destabilize the military-backed regime.
The Islamic Salvation Army is considered a diminished force, with no presence in the Algiers region, site of much of the bloodshed.
The violence continued Wednesday nearly 40 miles south of the capital, with three people killed and four others wounded on a highway between the cities of Blida and Medea, the hospital sources said.
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