2005 Tidjelabine bombing

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2005 Tidjelabine bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
LocationAlgeria Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province
DateJuly 29, 2005
Attack type
Car bomb
Deaths2
Injured4
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (suspected)

The 2005 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on July 29, 2005, when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 4.[1][2][3] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected as being responsible.[4][5]

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  5. ^ Rédaction, La (July 30, 2005). "Deux gendarmes tués et quatre autres blessés".