41.   On Thursday, five people, including the mayor, were killed in a blast at Beni Ouarsous near Tlemcen in western Algeria.

42.   Several local officials, including the mayor, were present.

43.   The government invitees, including the mayor of the town of Kladanj and other military officers, attended the meeting, Bensburg said.

44.   The group was to visit a nearby kibbutz or collective farm and take a jeep ride into the Negev desert before seeing local dignitaries including Eilat mayor Gaby Kaddosh.