[originaltext] Suspected Muslim militants in Algeria have killed 98 people in

Suspected Muslim militants in Algeria have killed 98 people in a village just south of the capital Algiers. Jessica Jones reports the attack is the worst against civilians in Algeria in five years. "Witnesses told reporters Friday that a group of armed men attacked the village of Rayi about 20 kilometers south of the capital Algiers late Thursday. They said the attackers slit the throats of most of their victims and cut off the heads of others. Then the attackers burned the bodies. Witnesses also said that the attackers who were herds and carried knives and axes kidnapped about 20 young girls from the village. No one has claimed responsibility but officials usually blame Muslim militants who want to overthrow the Algerian government and establish an Islamic state. The massacre is tile worst attack since the Islamic insurgency began five years ago. It comes after two powerful bomb attacks Thursday that killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens of others. Jessica Jones for VOA News Middle East Bureau."