Car bomb attack in Algerian town At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in a car bomb attack in the Algerian town of Thenia, security officials have said. The blast also caused serious damage to houses near the police building in the town, 55km (34 miles) east of Algiers.
Earlier this month, four people were killed in a suicide bombing of a police station in the nearby town of Naciria. That attack was claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which was behind a string of similar bombings last year. At least 41 people, including 17 United Nations staff, were killed in twin suicide bombings in Algiers on 11 December. The militant group, formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), has also claimed to have carried out attacks that killed more than 50 people in early September, and blasts that killed at least 23 people in the capital in April. Barriers Tuesday's suspected suicide bombing in Thenia damaged the town's three-storey police station as well as several nearby homes, shops and a restaurant. Thank God it didn't happen at 0800 or we would have been killed without a doubt Slimane Local butcher Witnesses said the driver of a small van had detonated explosives inside his vehicle when police opened fire to stop it reaching their building. The van had earlier collided with several obstacles, including barriers around the building, giving the police time to take action, they added. "The explosion happened at 0625 (0525 GMT) and thank God it didn't happen at 0800 or we would have been killed without a doubt," a local butcher told Reuters news agency. Several of the dead are reported to have been policemen. Thenia lies on the edge of the mountainous Kabylie region, where many Islamist militants are believed to be based. On Monday, Algerian security forces announced they had smashed an Islamist cell in the nearby town of Corso that was planning a suicide attack in Algiers. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7214684.stm Published: 2008/01/29 10:22:11 GMT © BBC MMVIII --------------- Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo Allah yang disembah orang Islam tipikal dan yang digambarkan oleh al-Mushaf itu dungu, buas, kejam, keji, ganas, zalim lagi biadab hanyalah Allah fiktif. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
