Algerian security officials say militants have ambushed private security guards working for a Canadian company east of the Algerian capital, killing seven and injuring two.The officials say the attack early Thursday occurred near a construction site operated by the Canadian firm SNC Lavalin some 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Algiers in the often restive region of Kabylie.
The seven killed were taken to the Boghni morgue. Doctor Youcef Hadj says two injured were at Tizi Ouzou hospital.
Police officers, asking anonymity because of Algerian laws, said no Canadian was among the victims. They blamed the attack on al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, which is active in the area despite months of intense army and police crackdowns.
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