location: Ain Kechra
notes: Seven people had their throats slit and five others were kidnapped at a false roadblock set up by suspected Islamic extremists in northeastern Algeria. The attack occurred at dusk Sunday on an isolated country road near Ain Kechra, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) east of the capital, Algiers. The group responsible was not identified in the report.
target_text: location: Ain Kechra, fatalities: 7