The army shot dead a civilian and wounded two others when their car failed to stop at a checkpoint in the Kabylie region of eastern Algeria early Wednesday, security sources said. Soldiers opened fire after mistaking the car's four passengers, who were **t from the area, for armed Islamists, who are active in the area. One passenger was killed, two wounded and the fourth arrested, the sources said, without explaining why the car failed to stop. The incident took place before dawn near an army barracks in Mechtras, in the Kabylie region where Islamists are active.
03-25-2014, 01:07 AM
Algerian shot dead at checkpoint after car failed to stop
The army shot dead a civilian and wounded two others when their car failed to stop at a checkpoint in the Kabylie region of eastern Algeria early Wednesday, security sources said. Soldiers opened fire after mistaking the car's four passengers, who were **t from the area, for armed Islamists, who are active in the area. One passenger was killed, two wounded and the fourth arrested, the sources said, without explaining why the car failed to stop. The incident took place before dawn near an army barracks in Mechtras, in the Kabylie region where Islamists are active.
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