2007 Batna bombing

2007 Batna bombings
Batna province
LocationBatna, Algeria
Date6 September 2007
TargetAbdelaziz Bouteflika
Attack type
suicide bombings
Deaths15—22
Injured70—107
Perpetratorsal-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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  2. ^ a b "Suicide Bombing Kills 15 in Algeria" Archived September 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine VOA News retrieved 10 September 2007
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  4. ^ "Suicide bomb kills 20 in Algeria" BBC News retrieved 10 September 2007
  5. ^ "Many dead in Algeria suicide attack" Al Jazeera retrieved 10 September 2007