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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The No. 2 al-Qaida official in Algeria was killed Thursday in a clash with an army patrol, the country's official APS news agency said, citing security officials.
Samir Moussaab, whose real name was Samir Saioud, was killed near the village of Si Moustapha about 25 miles east of the capital, Algiers, the radio reported.
It said Moussaab's body was identified by former members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, an insurgent group that changed its name to al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa when it announced its alliance with al-Qaida in January.
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