ALGIERS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Algerian counter-terrorism forces on Wednesday arrested an armed militant in the eastern province of Batna, Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The suspect was arrested due to efficient intelligence information, said the statement, adding that the forces also destroyed a bunker containing explosives, food and clothes in the province of Bouira, 100 km east of Algiers.
The Algerian forces have launched a wide-scale raid on Sunday in the woods of Jijel and Batna, east of Algeria, killing five terrorists and capturing three others.
A large quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized.
Located in a region plagued by unprecedented security and political instability, Algeria faces ongoing terrorist threats.
