Shoot-outs east of Boumerdes

Liberte, El Watan: Police brigade kill Bounis Redouane (32), described by Liberte as head of the Mizrana "maquis", in a shoot-out in Sidi el-Medjni, just west of Dellys; two policement were lightly wounded. He had been at large since 1994 (Liberte) or for five years (El Watan). Meanwhile, either one or two guerrillas were killed by a special security unit from Algiers at Yakouren, while four escaped.