Dozens killed in Algeria blasts

by Al Jazeera (reposted)

Tue, Dec 11, 2007 8:09AM

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 : Scores wounded in explosions near constitutional court and a UN building in Algiers.

The blasts went off within minutes of each other in the heart of the Algerian capital [Reuters]

At least 62 people have been killed and scores more have been injured in two explosions in Algeria's capital, security sources say. One explosion rocked an area near the constitutional court in Algiers on Tuesday, while another blast occurred near a United Nations building in the district of Hydra.

Witnesses said that the explosion near the constitutional court hit a school bus. Car bombs, at least one of which was set off by a suicide bomber, were behind the blasts, Yazid Zerhouni, Algeria's interior minister, said.

"For the attack which took place outside (the UN building) it seems that it was carried out by a suicide bomber," he said.

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§Dozens killed in Algeria bombings

by BBC (reposted)

Tue, Dec 11, 2007 8:09AM

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 : At least 62 people die as two bombs rock the Algerian capital, hitting a UN building and a bus full of students.

The first explosion happened in the Ben Aknoun district, near the supreme constitutional court.

That was followed shortly afterwards by a second blast at the United Nations offices in the Hydra neighbourhood.

A UN worker caught up in the Hydra attack told the BBC that a large part of the building was destroyed and it was feared people were trapped inside.

Dozens were wounded in the explosions, officials said.

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