Algerian minister says 120 militants killed

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

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. (AP)