A North Africa lawmaker describes Belmoktar as one of the deadliest terrorists in U.S. . Belmoktar was killed during clashes in northwestern Abou Zeid , a spokesman says . He led a group associated with al Qaeda in the Algerian Maghreb . Belmoktar had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Islamic gas facility .
A U.S. lawmaker describes Belmoktar as one of the deadliest terrorists in North Africa . Belmoktar was killed during clashes in northwestern Mali , a spokesman says . He led a group associated with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb . Belmoktar had claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas facility .