2008 Thénia bombing
Bombing occurred on January 29, 2008 in Thénia within Algeria
36°43′32″N 3°33′26″E / 36.7256687°N 3.5572704°E / 36.7256687; 3.5572704
2008 Thénia bombing | |
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Location | ![]() |
Date | January 29, 2008 |
Attack type | Suicide Bombing |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 23 |
Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb |
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The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 23.[1][2] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Blast kills 2 in Algeria as officers foil attack on police station (Published 2008)". February 9, 2008 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Bomber kills 4 in Algeria". News24.
- ^ Chikhi, Lamine (January 29, 2008). "Algeria car bomb on police post kills two-govt". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the interior ministry said.
- ^ "Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.
- ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "3 killed in car-bomb blast near police station in Algeria". OrlandoSentinel.com.
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