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| Deadly blasts in Algerian capital | Deadly blasts in Algerian capital |
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| At least 27 people have died in two bomb blasts in the Algerian capital, Algiers, officials have said. | |
| The first explosion is reported to have happened in the centre of the city, near the constitutional court. | |
| That was followed shortly afterwards by a second blast at the United Nations offices in the Hydra neighbourhood. | That was followed shortly afterwards by a second blast at the United Nations offices in the Hydra neighbourhood. |
| A UN worker caught up in the Hydra attack told the BBC that part of the building was destroyed and it was feared people were trapped. | A UN worker caught up in the Hydra attack told the BBC that part of the building was destroyed and it was feared people were trapped. |
| She said that a number of people had been hurt. | She said that a number of people had been hurt. |
| The Algerian interior minister, Yazid Zerhouni, said that the explosions were caused by two car bombs, according to the AFP news agency. | The Algerian interior minister, Yazid Zerhouni, said that the explosions were caused by two car bombs, according to the AFP news agency. |
| "The death toll is very high," Mr Zerhouni said without giving a precise figure. | |
| There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. | There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. |
| Throughout 2007 there have been a series of bomb attacks across Algeria in which scores of people have died. | Throughout 2007 there have been a series of bomb attacks across Algeria in which scores of people have died. |
| Those blasts have been claimed by members of al-Qaeda's North Africa wing, calling themselves al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. | Those blasts have been claimed by members of al-Qaeda's North Africa wing, calling themselves al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. |
| The militant group was previously known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) but changed its name when it joined forces with al-Qaeda last year. | The militant group was previously known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) but changed its name when it joined forces with al-Qaeda last year. |
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