| 2007 Batna bombings | |
|---|---|
.svg) Batna province | |
| Location | Batna, Algeria |
| Date | 6 September 2007 |
| Target | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Attack type | suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 15—22 |
| Injured | 70—107 |
| Perpetrators | al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb |
The 2007 Batna bombing took place on 6 September 2007 in Batna, a town in Batna Province, eastern Algeria.
The bombing, which took place shortly before the visit of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, resulted in approximately 15-20[1][2][3] deaths and 107[4] injuries as the bomber detonated his device among a crowd waiting to see the President,[2] who was at the end of a three-day tour of eastern Algeria.[5]
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