Security forces claim progress against militants

Security forces have killed 120 militants linked to al-Qaida in Algeria over the past six months and arrested 322, the government said.

Speaking at a police academy diploma ceremony in the capital, Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni attributed the results to increased security efforts in the North African country since August, when al Qaida’s local offshoot claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bombings that left over 100 people dead.