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Truck bombs shake Algerian town Bomb blasts shake Algeria towns
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Two truck bombs exploded overnight outside two police stations in a town east of the Algerian capital. Two vehicle bombs exploded outside two police stations in attacks in two towns east of the Algerian capital during Sunday night.
The simultaneous attacks took place in the town of Reghaia, some 30km (20 miles) east of Algiers. The near-simultaneous blasts took place in Reghaia, 30km (20 miles) east of Algiers, and neighbouring Dergana.
At least one person was killed in the attacks and about 14 were injured, witnesses said. According to witnesses, at least one person was killed in the attacks and about 14 were injured.
The blasts, believed to have been carried out by Islamist rebels, hurled parts of the trucks across the street. The blasts, believed to have been carried out by Islamist rebels, hurled vehicle parts across the street.
In Reghaia, a grenade was thrown into the police station after a truck laden with explosives had been parked outside, AFP reports.
Police were reported to have fired on men who had been in the truck as they fled from the scene in a waiting car.
The truck bomb was detonated using a remote-controlled device, Reuters said.
Militant Algerian groups have killed some 150,000 people since 1992, when elections in which an Islamic party was poised to win were cancelled.