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Algerian Army Forces captured seven militants in north-eastern Algeria, according to the Defence Ministry on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
A Ministry statement said a cache of weapons and ammunition were seized in a military operation in Wadi El-Dawwar forest in Skikda province.
The statement said the militants were responsible for terrorist acts in the region, but without providing further details.
The body of a dead militant who had been injured in a previous army raid was also found in the area, the statement said.
Last month, seven militants were killed in a military operation in the same area.
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