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(AP)
June 8, 2008
“13 killed in train station bombings in Algeria”
ALGIERS, Algeria -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Both devices appeared to be remote-controlled.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Algeria’s al-Qaida affiliate, al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa, is known to be active in the area.
The French engineer, working on a project to boost the number of rail lines at the station, was killed as he prepared to leave the site in a car, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media. The man’s Algerian driver was also killed. France’s Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with Algerian authorities about the attack but provided no other details.
The second bomb came about five minutes later. Eight soldiers and three firefighters were killed in that explosion, the official said. Several others were wounded, though the exact number was unclear.
The North African nation’s Islamic militants have mounted several attacks over the past week. On Wednesday, a suicide attack on a military barracks and a second bombing at a cafe shook a beach neighborhood outside the Algerian capital, wounding six people. A day later, a roadside bomb killed six soldiers in the city of Boumerdes....”
An early morning high-speed chase Saturday from Bell County to Travis County led to the discovery of a number of explosive devices, ammunition, a large rifle and a handgun in the car of a Morgan's Point man.
At about 1:45 a.m., Morgan's Point Police came across a suspicious vehicle near the fuel tanks at the Morgan's Point Marina. A man inside the red late-model Ford Mustang was ducking down and officers say he was reaching under the seat. As a safety procedure, officers started to back away from the vehicle before the driver took off in the car.
A chase ensued through neighborhoods in Temple, through State Highway 317 into Belton, then onto Southbound I-35 through Williamson County and Travis County. Belton Police, State Troopers and Williamson County and Travis County deputies all assisted in the chase. The chase finally ended south of Austin when the suspect crashed his vehicle. When officers approached the man, the suspect shot himself in the face, police said. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for surgery.
The Austin Bomb Squad was called to the scene after explosives, ammunition and weapons were found in the vehicle. Officials dismantled the devices. Fort Hood’s Explosive Ordinance Detachment Team was dispatched to the man’s residence at 16 Hawthorne Court in Morgan's Point at about 6:15 a.m.
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http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/19630794.html