Algerian counterterrorism troops deployed in remote desert areas of the country discovered large loads of war weapons, Defense Ministry said on Thursday in a statement.
The source noted that the arms were discovered during a reconnaissance patrol of army troops in southern province of Adrar.
It specified that the troops found a bunker containing 40 Kalashnikov machine guns, a 14.5 mm heavy machine-gun, 44 Kalashnikov-type gun loaders and a large quantity of ammunition.
A day before, Defense Ministry said army troops in Tizi Ouzou, 120 km eastern Algiers, discovered a bunker containing eight RPG-2 shells, a quantity of munitions of different calibers and explosive materials.
Algerian army troops on Tuesday killed 12 terrorists in upper woods of Tizi Ouzou, Defense Ministry said.
A few militants affiliated to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and recently established IS affiliate group of Caliphate Soldiers are still taking refuge in the dense woods in northern provinces Tizi Ouzou, Boumerdes and Bouira.
Source: Xinhua
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