Thursday, August 21, 2008

Twin car bomb attacks kill 11 people in eastern Algeria

Two car bomb at tacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 11 people, state radio reported Wednesday, with the country still in shock from a suicide bomber who killed 43 people a day earlier.

At least 31 people were wounded in the latest attacks in the town of Bouira, one on a passenger bus and another near a military headquarters,Algerian radio said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but an AlQaeda group has staged several attacks in Algeria over the past year and has been involved in clashes with government forces in the oil and gas rich state.

Bouira is part of a so-called "zone of death" it forms with Algiers,Tizi Ouzou and Boumerdes where attacks have been rife.

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