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| Algiers blasts kill 10 UN staff | Algiers blasts kill 10 UN staff |
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| The United Nations has confirmed 10 of its staff died in a double car bombing in the Algerian capital, Algiers, which officially killed at least 26 people. | The United Nations has confirmed 10 of its staff died in a double car bombing in the Algerian capital, Algiers, which officially killed at least 26 people. |
| Medics believe as many as 62 people died at UN offices and government buildings when the devices went off on Tuesday morning. | Medics believe as many as 62 people died at UN offices and government buildings when the devices went off on Tuesday morning. |
| As rescuers dug through the rubble, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called them "an abjectly cowardly strike". | As rescuers dug through the rubble, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called them "an abjectly cowardly strike". |
| A group allied to al-Qaeda claimed the attacks on an Islamist website. | A group allied to al-Qaeda claimed the attacks on an Islamist website. |
| Algerian television has reported that six people were pulled alive from the ruins of the UN offices. | Algerian television has reported that six people were pulled alive from the ruins of the UN offices. |
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| "We now believe that the UN death toll is at 10," said UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe, adding that "a number of staff" were still missing. | "We now believe that the UN death toll is at 10," said UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe, adding that "a number of staff" were still missing. |
| The blasts, which the government said injured at least 177 people, were the latest in a series of attacks in Algeria this year. | The blasts, which the government said injured at least 177 people, were the latest in a series of attacks in Algeria this year. |
| 'Infidels' den' | 'Infidels' den' |
| UN offices in the Hydra district were hit around 0930 (0830 GMT). | UN offices in the Hydra district were hit around 0930 (0830 GMT). |
| At around the same time, a blast outside Algeria's Constitutional Council in the Ben Aknoun district hit a bus packed with students. | At around the same time, a blast outside Algeria's Constitutional Council in the Ben Aknoun district hit a bus packed with students. |
| In an unverified online statement, a group calling itself al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb said two vehicles packed with 800kg (1,700lb) of explosives each were used in the blasts. | In an unverified online statement, a group calling itself al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb said two vehicles packed with 800kg (1,700lb) of explosives each were used in the blasts. |
| The group said it had targeted "the headquarters of the international infidels' den" and the supreme court to honour one of its senior militants, who died fighting Algerian troops. | The group said it had targeted "the headquarters of the international infidels' den" and the supreme court to honour one of its senior militants, who died fighting Algerian troops. |
| It called on Western leaders to heed the demands of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden". | It called on Western leaders to heed the demands of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden". |
| The chief spokesman for the UN refugee agency, Ron Redmond, said it was beyond him why "someone would attack the UN, which is basically a peace-building organisation". | The chief spokesman for the UN refugee agency, Ron Redmond, said it was beyond him why "someone would attack the UN, which is basically a peace-building organisation". |
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