Algeria civil defence recovers body of 10-year-old boy from well
Child found dead after four-day rescue effort in Algeria’s western province of el-Bayadh.
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Child found dead after four-day rescue effort in Algeria’s western province of el-Bayadh.
![Rescue teams tried for four days to reach the child Ayoub [Courtesy: Bawabat Al-Jazayer]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Algeria1-1788694907.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



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