The Algerian Army arrested 3 elements for supporting extremist groups, during their search operations after two Algerian soldiers were killed on Saturday dawn by a landmine planted by extremists in one of the areas Tebessa province, located in east of Algeria on the border with Tunisia.

A statement by the Ministry of National Defense revealed that, 3 elements supporting extremist groups were arrested in Tebessa province, and the Algerian Army arrested 4 smugglers in Al Wadi province on the border with Tunisia, along with confiscating four-wheel vehicles, containing huge amounts of food.