Three prisoners accused of belonging to an al-Qaida-linked Algerian militant group today escaped from a jail in Mauritania’s capital, officials said.

Italian authorities have arrested three Algerians suspected of links to a militant group that has allied itself with Osama bin Laden, it was reported today.

Italian police arrested at least three Algerians today after they were convicted of providing logistical support to a terrorist group linked to al-Qaida, officials said.

ONE of North Africa’s most-wanted terror leaders, who allied his group with Osama bin Laden, has been killed, the Algerian military said yesterday.