Algerian
army on Thursday killed five foreign individuals near the border with
Niger, Algeria’s Defence Ministry said on Friday, according to the
official APS news agency.
In a statement, the defence ministry said the army “ambushed a group of foreign criminals in the locality of Tiririne, near the border with Niger, as five of them were killed and four others injured.”
The statement did not specify whether these “criminals” were militants or traffickers, noting that two vehicles belonging to these individuals were destroyed.
The ministry added that the detectives had launched an investigation to identify the killed and injured individuals.
In 2013, Algeria closed its borders with Mali and Niger, following security reports warning of infiltration of militants into its territory.
Thousands of troops have been deployed along Algeria’s southern borderline to thwart potential attacks of armed groups based in Mali and Niger.
In a statement, the defence ministry said the army “ambushed a group of foreign criminals in the locality of Tiririne, near the border with Niger, as five of them were killed and four others injured.”
The statement did not specify whether these “criminals” were militants or traffickers, noting that two vehicles belonging to these individuals were destroyed.
The ministry added that the detectives had launched an investigation to identify the killed and injured individuals.
In 2013, Algeria closed its borders with Mali and Niger, following security reports warning of infiltration of militants into its territory.
Thousands of troops have been deployed along Algeria’s southern borderline to thwart potential attacks of armed groups based in Mali and Niger.
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