1.   An Algerian newspaper said his killer was a former soldier.

2.   But the death toll last week, which began to surface in Algerian newspaper reports only Tuesday, represents a striking acceleration of the attacks.

3.   The Algerian newspaper reports said that the military ambush was led by Gen. Saeed Bey, commanding special Algerian forces, and using army helicopters and artillery.

4.   The police said Saturday that they were taking seriously a warning of impending actions against France that had appeared in the Algerian newspaper La Tribune.

5.   The same day, militants decapitated Algerian newspaper administrator Djamel Bouchibi in front of his wife and children.

6.   With Algerian newspapers putting every government electoral maneuver on their front pages, Zeroual went on Algerian television last month to offer personal assurances of a fair vote.

7.   A security guard for an Algerian newspaper was shot to death Monday by unidentified gunmen armed with automatic pistols.

8.   According to Algerian newspapers, many of the raped women are killed if later found to be pregnant.

9.   Algerian daily newspapers issued vehement criticism of authorities, particularly President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

10.   Algerian newspapers on Saturday also blamed Islamic insurgents for the latest bombing.