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“Truck bomb kills eight soldiers in Algeria”
Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:06 PM EDT
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By Lamine Chikhi
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “LAKHDARIA, Algeria (Reuters) - A truck bomb exploded at an Algerian army barracks on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers in the deadliest attack claimed by al Qaeda’s north Africa wing since a triple suicide bombing in April.
The blast in Lakhdaria village 120 km (75 miles) east of the capital in the troubled Kabylie region happened hours before the opening in Algiers of the All Africa Games, a prestigious sports event regarded as Africa’s Olympics which Algeria is hosting.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The 0530 GMT blast was caused by a truck bomb and the eight dead and 23 wounded were soldiers, the official APS news agency reported security sources as saying.
It made no mention of the attackers, but residents, citing unconfirmed reports, said the assault was carried out by a suicide bomber who gained access to the barracks by posing as the driver of a food delivery truck.
Al Jazeera television said al Qaeda’s north Africa wing, the al Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was a suicide mission.
“Our martyr was able to enter into the heart of the (barracks) and set off the explosion there,” said a spokesman of al Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb in an audio tape.
The spokesman named the suicide attacker as Suhail Abu Malih and said more than one tonne (2,200 lb) of explosives were used.
If confirmed, the highly unusual use of a suicide bomber would be the first since a triple suicide attack killed 33 people in Algiers on April 11. Those attacks were also claimed by al Qaeda’s north Africa wing.”
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070711/ap_on_re_mi_ea/algeria_bombing
Wed Jul 11, 7:00 AM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ALGIERS, Algeria - A car bombing killed at least eight people at military barracks southeast of the Algerian capital on Wednesday, according to local media.
The attack occurred some 50 miles southeast of Algiers, according to Algerian media reporting from the scene. No other details were immediately available.”
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UPDATE:
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Adding more details to post no. 1079:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6291232.stm
Last Updated: Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 21:49 GMT 22:49 UK
“Soldiers killed in Algerian bomb”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A suicide lorry bomber has killed at least eight soldiers at a military barracks in Algeria - on the opening day of the All-Africa Games.
More than 20 people were injured in the blast near Bouira, 120km (75 miles) east of the capital, Algiers.
Al-Qaeda’s North Africa wing said it carried out the bomb at the barracks in the village of Lakhdaria.
The attack came as 8,000 athletes from more than 20 sports gathered in the capital for the opening ceremony.
The bomber also died after detonating a refrigerated truck packed with explosives at the military encampment in the mountainous Kabylie region at 0530 local time (0530 GMT).”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “It is the second time that the North African country has hosted the games - the first being in 1978.
Some athletes had expressed concern about going to the games given recent insecurity in the country.
The suicide blast came a day after new French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Algiers, in his first trip outside Europe since coming to power.”