IS claims killing of Algerian police officer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of an Algerian police officer while he was reportedly dining in a restaurant.
The group has been trying to expand in Algeria, where al-Qaida's North African branch and other Islamic extremist groups have been based and have long fought Algerian authorities.
The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said in a statement that IS fighters shot the officer and seized his weapon in the attack Friday in Constantine, 400 kilometers (240 miles) east of the capital Algiers. It later posted a picture of what it said was the officer's gun.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Algerian authorities confirmed the police officer was killed by an unnamed "terrorist group," but didn't provide details or comment on the IS claim. The attackers are at large.