Algeria’s state news agency says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has caused massive damage in the northern part of the country.
The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey said was magnitude 4.9, hit around 4 a.m. about 25 miles south of the capital city of Algiers. Continue reading
Thirteen people are facing trial in Algiers for trafficking children from Algeria to France.
The illegal trade in children was discovered when a woman died in 2009 during a botched abortion in an illegal clinic owned by the main suspect in the trafficking ring. Continue reading
Two guards were killed and seven other wounded when Islamic terrorists attacked a gas pipeline in the Djebahia region of Algeria.
The area is considered a stronghold of al-Qaeda in the region but the militants rarely make attacks in the area. The attack comes less than a month after an attack on a gas plant in eastern Algeria that killed 37 foreign workers. Continue reading
Algerian military forces raided a gas plant that had been overtaken by al-Qaeda related terrorists on Wednesday. The raid came after a day long standoff where the terrorists made various demands for the release of their hostages. Continue reading
A gas facility in Algeria has been attacked and overrun by Islamic terrorists who killed a British man and have taken other foreign workers hostage.
French, British, Norwegian, Japanese and American citizens are part of the hostages being held by the apparently al-Qaeda related group. An al-Qaeda spokesman claiming to represent the group said the terror organization planned the attack. Continue reading