1.   Balladur took credit for the rescue of hostages aboard an Air France jetliner hijacked by Algerian terrorists in Marseilles last December.

2.   Meanwhile, a second person arrested at a U.S. border crossing has been linked by prosecutors to an Algerian terrorist.

3.   Montreal police say Algerian terrorists do operate in that city, using extortion and thefts to fund overseas activities.

4.   More comparable are the lessons of France with Algerian terrorists -- that government policy rather than national treasure is the real target in the home-front mayhem.

5.   The monitoring was ordered, officials close to the Canadian intelligence agency said, because of suspicions he was affiliated with Algerian terrorists.

6.   Travel is more difficult since direct flights from Algeria to Paris were halted after the hijacking of an Air France plane by Algerian terrorists last December.

7.   France has recently been targeted by bomb attacks in Paris, allegedly set by Algerian terrorists.

8.   Magnus Ranstorp, a leading terrorism expert in Britain, said Thursday that Algerian terrorists played a key role in the al-Qaida network.

9.   Reports that Algerian terrorists have targeted the World Cup also could unnerve the supporters and general public and transportation and postal strikes threaten to cause organizational problems.

10.   Vietnam on Tuesday condemned Algerian terrorists who killed a Vietnamese diplomat while hijacking an Air France passenger plane.