Last weekend Algeria reported that they had killed Nabil Sahraoui, leader of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat: Algerian Death a Blow to Al Qaeda Sahara Ambitions.

Minutes ago a “large blast” was heard in Algiers: Loud Blast Heard in Algerian Capital.

ALGIERS (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard across the Algerian capital late on Monday night, but the cause of the blast was not immediately clear, witnesses said.

“I heard a large blast around about 22 local time,” one witness said.

Ambulance sirens were heard in the city of four million people. The blast occurred one day after Algeria announced security forces had killed the leader of the country’s top militant group which is linked to al Qaeda.