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Suicide bombing in Algeria kills 8

A suicide bombing in the northern Algerian town of Zemmouri killed at least eight people, Algeria's official media agency reported on Sunday.

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  • Published: 12:05 August 10, 2008
  • Gulf News

Algiers: A suicide bombing in the northern Algerian town of Zemmouri Al Bahri killed at least eight people, Algeria's official media agency reported on Sunday.

The APS news agency said the blast happened at about 10pm(2100 GMT) in the coastal town 45 kilometres east of the Algerian capital.

Earlier a report on Algerian national radio reported that seven people had been killed in a suicide attack but did not provide details.

It was not immediately clear who was behind most recent bombing.

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