Algerian security forces killed three terrorists in the northeastern province of Tizi Ouzou, local French paper El Watan's website reported on Thursday.

The report cited well-informed sources as saying that the three terrorists were killed at about 1:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) near the town of Tadmait, 17 km west of the capital of Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou.

Upon a tip-off, counter-terrorism forces had followed the terrorists from Algiers, and intercepted and killed them at a check-point set up by the military on the RN12 road linking Algiers and Tizi Ouzou.

The report did not give more details.