ALGIERS, Algeria, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Algerian troops killed at least 10 Islamic militants and seized a large cache of weapons about 155 miles southeast of the nation's capital, officials said.

The troops attacked the militants near the village of Slim, west of M'sila, after being tipped to their activity in the area, KUNA, the Kuwait news agency, reported Sunday.


More than 30 Islamic extremists have been killed in the region in recent weeks, including four in mid-December, military officials said.