Al-Qaeda Recruits Arrested in Algeria

(Algiers) Earlier today, the Algerian Army arrested a group of 15 young al-Qaeda recruits in a thickly-wooded area in the province of Blida about 30 miles from Algiers. Three al-Qaeda members were also arrested in the Blida region.

The Algerian Army conducts daily surveillance operations in the forested and mountainous areas of the country searching for al-Qaeda. Typically, they get results. Algeria is target-rich with killers.