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| Bombing kills dozens in Algeria | Bombing kills dozens in Algeria |
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| A bomb to the east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, has killed 43 people and injured a further 38, the interior ministry has said. | A bomb to the east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, has killed 43 people and injured a further 38, the interior ministry has said. |
| The attack took place at a paramilitary police training school at Issers, about 60km (40 miles) east of the capital, the ministry said. | The attack took place at a paramilitary police training school at Issers, about 60km (40 miles) east of the capital, the ministry said. |
| Witnesses told the AFP news agency that an attacker drove a car full of explosives into the school's entrance. | Witnesses told the AFP news agency that an attacker drove a car full of explosives into the school's entrance. |
| Algeria has suffered regular attacks blamed on militants linked to al-Qaeda. | Algeria has suffered regular attacks blamed on militants linked to al-Qaeda. |
| Tuesday's attack came as exam candidates were waiting outside the police school, AFP cited witnesses as saying. | Tuesday's attack came as exam candidates were waiting outside the police school, AFP cited witnesses as saying. |
| Civilians as well as security officials were among the victims, they said. | Civilians as well as security officials were among the victims, they said. |
| In one of the most recent attacks in Algeria a suicide bomber at a beach resort killed eight people on 10 August. | In one of the most recent attacks in Algeria a suicide bomber at a beach resort killed eight people on 10 August. |
| In December two consecutive bombings in Algiers - including one on the UN offices - killed at least 37 people. | In December two consecutive bombings in Algiers - including one on the UN offices - killed at least 37 people. |
| The attacks were claimed by the North African branch of al-Qaeda, known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. | The attacks were claimed by the North African branch of al-Qaeda, known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. |
| No immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bombing was reported. | No immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bombing was reported. |