Algerian military ambush | |
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![]() Bordj Bou Arréridj Province shown within Algeria | |
Location | Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria |
Coordinates | 36°4′25.8″N 4°45′46.6″E / 36.073833°N 4.762944°E |
Date | Thursday, June 17, 2009 8 p.m. |
Deaths | at least 18 |
Injured | currently unknown |
Perpetrators | Islamist rebels in Algeria[1] |
An ambush on the Algerian paramilitary took place on June 17, 2009, at 8:00 pm (19:00 GMT), when Algerian paramilitary escorting Chinese construction workers to a motorway project came under attack from Islamist rebels. Early reports suggested 18 soldiers were killed; some news outlets are reporting that 24 soldiers were killed.[2][3]
Attacks such as these had been thought to be decreasing prior to the incident, but suddenly began to increase again.[4] The attack was the deadliest aimed at Algeria's government forces for six months.[5]
24 policemen killed in Algeria attack
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