Bodies of two girls found

Algiers - Algerian troops, storming a Muslim rebel hideout, found the bodies of two kidnap victims, a young woman and a teenage…

Algiers - Algerian troops, storming a Muslim rebel hideout, found the bodies of two kidnap victims, a young woman and a teenage girl, with their throats cut, a national newspaper said yesterday. The victims, aged 23 and 14, were abducted about two months ago. They were found on Tuesday in the Youb area in the south-western region of Saida, 340km from Algiers, the daily Liberte said .

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