Posted on 09/08/2007 9:50:48 AM PDT by knighthawk
A booby-trapped car went off at an army barracks Saturday, killing at least 28 people and wounding many more, security services said, according to the AP. The bomb exploded in the town of Dellys, about 30 miles from Algiers, they said.
It went off as the local coast guard was taking part in the morning flag-raising ceremony. All the victims were coast guard officials, who are part of Algeria's armed forces, hospital officials said.
The latest blast comes just two days after 20 people died in a suicide bomb attack in Batna. That bomb exploded in a crowd awaiting a visit to the town by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. He later blamed Islamic militants for the attack.
Ping
Does this have significance beyond what was pointed out in the prior threads?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800577.html?hpid=sec-world
2nd Algeria Bombing in Days Kills 28 Coast Guard Officers
ALGIERS, Sept. 8 — A car bombing killed 28 coast guard officers in Algeria on Saturday, just days after a blast ripped through a crowd waiting for the president.
Another two bombs went off today in Algiera and at the UN there and up to 45 killed.
The UN where???????
Thanks ed, you were clear in your post. I jumped the gun on the question without reading it carefully.
thanks for the update - when I posted this this morning it was breaking news - I had it in the front page news sidebar but it was moved
sorry - I should have given you a link to the thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937817/posts
How long before it is President Bush’s fault?
That a total of 4 in the last two days? Seems like a lot for Algeria. Something brewing.
Sounds like AQ has regrouped in Algeria.
yep
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