Algerian soldiers have killed two armed Islamists and recovered ******* and ammunition in an operation 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of the capital, the defence ministry said Friday. The deaths came amid an ongoing hunt for Islamists linked to an attack in the rugged Kabylie region last Saturday in which 11 soldiers were killed. "Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, three home-made grenades and a large amount of ammunition were recovered." The pair were killed as part of an "anti-terrorist operation" launched after the 11 soldiers and three militants were killed in Kabylie just two days after a presidential election returned Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fourth term.