Private security guards killed by Algerian terrorists
Feb. 25, 2009
Source LexisNexis
Nine private security guards were killed at the hands of suspected terrorists on Sunday (22 February) in Algeria's Northeast. The guards who worked for private security company Spas were attacked by an unknown number of armed men using mortar shells to attack the company's base. The attack raises serious concern as it follows a spate of small-scale attacks in other parts of the country in recent weeks and as it comes ahead of Algeria's presidential election in April. Concerns are further fuelled by the fact that that particular region, near Jijel province, has not come under terrorist attack in several years and is one of the worst seen in the country for months.