54 Algerians Killed, 76 Injured in Bomb Attacks on August 19-20, 2008

Twin bombs kill 11, wound 31 in Algeria

www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-20 15:50:02

ALGIERS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) --

Two car bombs hit the town of Bouira southeast of the Algerian capital, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others on Wednesday, the official APS news agency reported.

One car bomb hit a hotel in the town and another targeted local military headquarters, according to the APS report.

The blasts came a day after one car bomb in eastern Algerian province of Bumerdes left 43 people killed and 38 injured.

Suicide bomber kills 43 people, injures 45 in east Algeria

www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-20 04:17:41

·A suicide bombing attack on Tuesday killed some 43 people and wounded 45 others. ·The blast targeted a paramilitary gendarmerie training school in Bumerdes province. ·Algeria has suffered regular attacks blamed on Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida.

ALGIERS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) --

A suicide bombing attack killed some 43 people and wounded 45 others near a military school in eastern Algeria on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.

The ministry said in a statement that the blast, occurred at around 7 am local time (0600 GMT), targeted a paramilitary gendarmerie training school at Issers in Bumerdes province, 55 km east of the capital, leaving some 43 people killed and 45 injured.

According to the statement, carried by the official APS news agency, 42 civilians and one police official were among the dead, while 32 civilians and 13 gendarmes were among the wounded.

Local witnesses noted that the suicide bomb attack occurred when the suicide bomber rammed his car into a group of prospective recruits lining up to get into the school for qualifying exams.

The blast damaged the facades of several houses and other buildings near the school, and hit vehicles on nearby roads, according to the witnesses and local media reports.

Algeria has suffered regular attacks blamed on Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida's north African wing, which has claimed several attacks, including a suicide bomb at a beach resort on Aug. 10 with the death toll of eight people.

In December 2007, the twin suicide bombings of U.N. offices and a court building in Algiers also killed some 41 people.

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