Four dead in terrorist attack in Algeria

ALGIERS - At least four people were killed and 20 injured when a truck carrying explosives was detonated at a police roadblock in the Algerian city of Lakhdaria, local media reported Friday.

The victims included two police officers, a Chinese national and an Algerian civilian, the online daily Tout sur l’Algerie reported. Ten police officers were among those injured in the attack.

Lakhdaria is some 220 km east of the Algerian capital Algiers

Media reports said that the attack was carried out by the group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which is associated with the terrorist network headed by Osama bin Laden.