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At least 11 people killed in double car bombing in Algeria
At least 11 people were killed in a double car bombing on Wednesday in Algeria, a day after an attack that killed 43 people at a military academy.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:11 August 20, 2008
Algiers: At least 11 people were killed in a double car bombing on Wednesday in Algeria, a day after an attack that killed 43 people at a military academy.
It was the bloodiest week in nearly a year in the OPEC member state, a major oil and gas supplier to Europe that is emerging from more than a decade of conflict with rebels.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings on Wednesday at Bouira, 150km east of Algiers, but they follow a spate of attacks by Al Qaeda's north African wing.
The Algerian press agency APS said 31 people, including four military personnel, were wounded. All the dead were civilians.
The first bomb hit a military area while the second targeted a hotel, exploding just as a passenger bus drove past, APS said.
Tuesday's bombing was one of the bloodiest incidents in years in the OPEC member state. The target was the gendarmerie training school at Issers, 55km east of the capital.
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