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CHRONOLOGY-Bombings in Algeria
20 Aug 2008 08:08:58 GMT
 Source: Reuters
Aug 20 (Reuters) - A double car bombing in Algeria killed at least 11 people on Wednesday just one day after an attack killed 43 people at a military academy, the Algerian press agency APS said, quoting the Interior Ministry.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but similar attacks have been attributed to al Qaeda's north African branch.

Here is a chronology of recent attacks in Algeria:

Feb. 13, 2007 - Seven bombs go off almost simultaneously in Algeria, killing six people east of Algiers.

March 4 - Three Algerians and a Russian are killed in a roadside attack southwest of Algiers.

April 11 - Bombs kill 33 people in Algiers in attacks claimed by al Qaeda.

July 11 - Suicide car bomb outside barracks kills eight in Kabylie region east of Algiers. Al Qaeda claims responsibility.

Sept. 6 - Al Qaeda suicide bomb attack before a scheduled visit by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika kills 20 people and wounds 107 in Batna, southeast of Algiers.

Sept. 8 - Al Qaeda car bomb kills 37 people at a coast guard barracks in the port of Dellys, east of Algiers.

Dec. 11 - Two blasts kill at least 41 people, including 17 U.N. staff in Algiers at U.N. offices. Al Qaeda claims responsibility.

Jan. 2, 2008 - Al Qaeda suicide bomber rams into a police station in Naciria, east of Algiers, killing four policemen.

Jan. 29 - Al Qaeda car bomb explodes at police station in Thenia, east of Algiers. At least two people are killed.

June 5 - Six soldiers killed when convoy hit a bomb planted by rebels in coastal village of Cap Djinet, east of Algiers.

June 8 - French engineer and driver killed east of Algiers.

Aug. 3 - Suicide attack in Tizi Ouzou town east of Algiers wounds 25 people. Al Qaeda says it is responsible.

Aug. 9 - Suicide bombing kills six in the coastal town of Zemmouri el Bahri 45 km (28 miles) east of the Algiers. Eighteen people are wounded.

Aug. 19 - A bomb attack, targeting a paramilitary gendarmerie training school at Issers, 55 km (34 miles) east of Algiers, kills 43. At least 38 people are wounded.

Aug. 20 - A double bombing kills 11 people. At least 31 people, including four military personnel, are wounded in the bombings at Bouira, 150 km (90 miles) east of Algiers.


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