From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei:
ALGIERS, June 13 (Reuters) – Algeria’s leading Islamic militant group, which has ties to al Qaeda, has declared war on foreign people and companies in the oil-rich north African country, an Islamic website said on Sunday.
The “foreigners war statement” appeared shortly after the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) claimed responsibility for killing more than a dozen soldiers in an apparent escalation of violence in the strife-torn country.
“The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat decides…to declare war on everything that is foreign and atheistic within Algeria’s borders, whether against individuals, interests or installations,” GSPC leader Nabil Sahraoui said in a statement.