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Algeria: Army 'arrests 65 militants linked to al-Qaeda'

Algiers, 20 July (AKI) - Algerian security forces are conducting an ongoing military operation in northern Algeria which 65 militants allegedly linked to al-Qaeda have been arrested in the Maghreb region of north Africa.

According to security officials quoted in local media, the Islamic militants were surrounded in the mountains of Yakouren, 150 kilometres from Algiers.

In an ongoing operation to rout terrorists, security forces were said to be pummelling the area with heavy artillery said the Algerian daily, El Chourouk.

Of those arrested, three were reportedly recognised in an al-Qaeda video aired on the internet in late June.

Among the militants found in thick forest was Abdelqader Benhadj, was the son of the former second in command from the outlawed political organisation, the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS).

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