A Tunisian spokesman describes Belmoktar as one of the deadliest terrorists in North Africa . `` One of the most elusive and deadly terrorists in North Africa has been reportedly killed , '' Belmoktar was killed during clashes in northwestern Algeria , a spokesman says . He led a group affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb . Belmoktar had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas facility .
A Tunisian spokesman describes Belmoktar as one of the deadliest terrorists in North Africa . Belmoktar was killed during clashes in northwestern Algeria , a spokesman says . He led a group affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb . Belmoktar had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas facility .