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Archive for August 20th, 2008

ALGERIA: Deadly bombings hit Algerian town

Posted by warvictims on August 20, 2008

by BBC News

Eleven people have been killed and 31 injured by twin car bombs near a hotel and a barracks in Bouira, south east of the Algerian capital, state media say.

Witnesses said the blasts went off in quick succession.

The attacks come one day after a car bomb killed 43 people and injured a further 38 at a police college near Boumerdes, east of Algiers. Read the rest of this entry »

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