An attack on a mountain village south of Algiers left 64 people dead, many with their throats slit. Witnesses believe the attackers were Islamic militants angered at Algerians for joining government-armed self-defense forces. The massacre drew a vow from the government to fight the "plague of terrorism." More than 1,000 people have been killed in Algeria since the current leadership was elected in June.
Algerian Massacre
An attack on a mountain village south of Algiers left 64 people dead, many with their throats slit. Witnesses believe the attackers were Islamic militants angered at Algerians for joining government-armed self-defense forces. The massacre drew a vow from the government to fight the "plague of terrorism." More than 1,000 people have been killed in Algeria since the current leadership was elected in June.
