Just another day of work for the religion of peace.
Al-Qaida-linked militants ambushed a convoy of Algerian police escorting Chinese construction workers near a highway building site, killing at least 21 officers and wounding several others, a local official and Algerian newspapers said Thursday.
The ambush occurred late Wednesday on the main road linking Algiers, the capital, to eastern Algeria, according to the En-Nahar and Es-Chourouk newspapers.
Militants triggered at least two roadside bombs to block a convoy of six police cars driving past El Mehir, 130 miles (210 kilometers) east of Algiers.
The gunmen then showered the police with bullets before stealing their weapons and uniforms. The newspapers said at least 21 police officers were killed.
A local official told The Associated Press that 23 police had died and five were hospitalized in the town of Bordj Bou Arreridj, 150 miles (245 kilometers) east of Algiers.
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