ALGERIE / MASSACRE

Algerian military are deployed in the mountainous region of Blida, some 50km southwest of Algiers, 28 March 2001 after Islamic extremists massacred 16 people, including 8 children, during the night in the nearby impoverished hamlet of Ben Achour overlooking the village of Ouled Yaich, 50km south of Algiers. Attacks by armed groups in highland territory south of Algiers have intensified in recent weeks. / AFP PHOTO / HZ