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| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has ordered a security review after a bomb in Algiers which was the deadliest attack on its offices since 2003. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has ordered a security review after a bomb in Algiers which was the deadliest attack on its offices since 2003. |
| At least 11 UN employees died when a car bomb blasted the facade of the UN refugee agency in the city on Tuesday. | At least 11 UN employees died when a car bomb blasted the facade of the UN refugee agency in the city on Tuesday. |
| A second bomb shattered an Algerian government office, reportedly killing and injuring students in a passing bus. | A second bomb shattered an Algerian government office, reportedly killing and injuring students in a passing bus. |
| Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing claimed both attacks, which killed at least 26 people and injured nearly 180. | Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing claimed both attacks, which killed at least 26 people and injured nearly 180. |
| Map showing bomb blast locations | Map showing bomb blast locations |
| "We will take every possible measure to aid those injured in the attack and their families," Mr Ban said, speaking in Bali where he is attending the UN climate change conference. | "We will take every possible measure to aid those injured in the attack and their families," Mr Ban said, speaking in Bali where he is attending the UN climate change conference. |
| href="/1/hi/world/africa/7140281.stm">Media anger after bombings class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7138835.stm">Algeria's shifting violenceProfile: Al-Qaeda in N Africa | |
| "The safety and security of the United Nations staff is paramount. | "The safety and security of the United Nations staff is paramount. |
| "We will take every measure to ensure this, in Algiers and elsewhere, beginning with an immediate review [of] our security precautions and policies." | "We will take every measure to ensure this, in Algiers and elsewhere, beginning with an immediate review [of] our security precautions and policies." |
| Mr Ban called the attack "an abjectly, cowardly strike". It was the most lethal bomb attack on a UN office since the Baghdad bombing of 2003. | Mr Ban called the attack "an abjectly, cowardly strike". It was the most lethal bomb attack on a UN office since the Baghdad bombing of 2003. |
| Security has been high at the Bali talks but a UN security officer told AFP news agency it had "gone up another notch after what happened in Algiers". | Security has been high at the Bali talks but a UN security officer told AFP news agency it had "gone up another notch after what happened in Algiers". |
| "If these people will hit a refugee office, they'll attack anything," the unnamed officer added. | "If these people will hit a refugee office, they'll attack anything," the unnamed officer added. |
| Pulled out alive | Pulled out alive |
| The Algerian government's official death toll for the twin attacks is still 26 with 177 people injured. | The Algerian government's official death toll for the twin attacks is still 26 with 177 people injured. |
| But medics believe up to 62 people died. | But medics believe up to 62 people died. |
| Six people were pulled alive from the ruins of the UN offices. | Six people were pulled alive from the ruins of the UN offices. |
| The neighbouring office of the UN Development Programme was also damaged when the first car bomb went off at around 0930 (0830 GMT) in the Hydra district. | The neighbouring office of the UN Development Programme was also damaged when the first car bomb went off at around 0930 (0830 GMT) in the Hydra district. |
| Unless moderate Muslims confront Islamic fanaticism, we too will be labelled the same way by non-Muslims Muhammad Send us your comments class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7138181.stm">In pictures: Algiers blasts | |
| At around the same time, an explosion ripped into the bus packed with students outside Algeria's Constitutional Council in the Ben Aknoun district. | At around the same time, an explosion ripped into the bus packed with students outside Algeria's Constitutional Council in the Ben Aknoun district. |
| The body rules on the constitutionality of laws and supervises elections. | The body rules on the constitutionality of laws and supervises elections. |
| 'Infidels' den' | 'Infidels' den' |
| 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. |
| ATTACKS IN ALGERIA IN 2007 11 December: twin car bombs kill at least 26 including 10 UN staff in Algiers 8 September: 32 die in bombing in Dellys claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb6 September: 22 die in bombing in Batna claimed by al-Qaeda in Islamic MaghrebJuly: Suicide bomber targets barracks near Bouira, killing nineMay: Dozens killed in run-up to elections, in fighting between military and militantsApril: 33 killed in Algiers in attacks claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebMarch: Three Algerians and a Russian killed in attack on gas pipeline workersFebruary: Seven bombs kill six east of Algiers | ATTACKS IN ALGERIA IN 2007 11 December: twin car bombs kill at least 26 including 10 UN staff in Algiers 8 September: 32 die in bombing in Dellys claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb6 September: 22 die in bombing in Batna claimed by al-Qaeda in Islamic MaghrebJuly: Suicide bomber targets barracks near Bouira, killing nineMay: Dozens killed in run-up to elections, in fighting between military and militantsApril: 33 killed in Algiers in attacks claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebMarch: Three Algerians and a Russian killed in attack on gas pipeline workersFebruary: Seven bombs kill six east of Algiers |
| The group labelled the UN buildings an "international infidels' den" and called on Western leaders to "heed the demands of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden". | The group labelled the UN buildings an "international infidels' den" and called on Western leaders to "heed the demands of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden". |
| US President George W Bush condemned the attack "by these enemies of humanity" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the bombings "barbaric and cowardly". | US President George W Bush condemned the attack "by these enemies of humanity" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the bombings "barbaric and cowardly". |
| Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem, who visited the injured in hospitals, said nothing could "justify the crime". | Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem, who visited the injured in hospitals, said nothing could "justify the crime". |
| There have been a series of bomb attacks across Algeria during the past year in which scores of people have died. | There have been a series of bomb attacks across Algeria during the past year in which scores of people have died. |
| In September more than 50 people were killed in suicide attacks - one of them involved a truck packed with explosives being driven into a coast-guard base. | In September more than 50 people were killed in suicide attacks - one of them involved a truck packed with explosives being driven into a coast-guard base. |
| Members of the public have recently held rallies in protest at the upsurge in violence. | Members of the public have recently held rallies in protest at the upsurge in violence. |
| Many of the recent blasts were also claimed by al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), including a triple suicide bombing in Algiers in April which killed 33 people. | Many of the recent blasts were also claimed by al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM), including a triple suicide bombing in Algiers in April which killed 33 people. |
| Algeria suffered a brutal and bloody civil war in the 1990s, but in recent years violence had declined. | Algeria suffered a brutal and bloody civil war in the 1990s, but in recent years violence had declined. |
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