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Bombing hits Algerian police post | Bombing hits Algerian police post |
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A bomb has exploded near a police station in the Algerian city of Naciria, east of Algiers. | A bomb has exploded near a police station in the Algerian city of Naciria, east of Algiers. |
It is not clear whether it was a suicide attack or a car bombing. Some reports say a number of people died. | It is not clear whether it was a suicide attack or a car bombing. Some reports say a number of people died. |
There has been a upsurge in violence in Algeria in recent months. About 40 people died in suicide attacks against a UN building in Algiers in December. | |
Al-Qaeda's North African wing said it carried out that attack - whose victims included 17 UN staff. | Al-Qaeda's North African wing said it carried out that attack - whose victims included 17 UN staff. |