10 quintals of explosives seized near Algeria-Tunisia border

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    Algiers: Algerian border guards have seized 10 quintals of phosphate, destined for making bombs, along the border with Tunisia, officials said.

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    The border guards launched a night search operation in the desert region of Richa in El Oued province, 620 km southeast of Algiers, and intercepted a “suspicious” 4×4 vehicle, Xinhua reported.

    The passengers of the vehicle fled the spot, leaving behind the car and 10 quintals of phosphate, a substance used to make bombs.

    The officials said the phosphate traffickers belong to Tunisian extremist groups linked to the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

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