| 2007 Algiers bombings | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Date | 11 December 2007 09:30 (GMT+1) |
| Target | United Nations, Constitutional Court |
Attack type | suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 41 (incl. 17 UN staff)[1] |
| Injured | 170 |
| Perpetrators | claimed by al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb |
There were two near simultaneous bombings in Algiers which occurred on 11 December 2007 when two car bombs exploded 10 minutes apart starting at around 9:30 a.m. local time, in the Algerian capital, Algiers.[2] The al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that it was "another successful conquest [...] carried out by the Knights of the Faith with their blood in defense of the wounded nation of Islam."[2][3] These attacks constitute another act of violence in the ongoing Islamic insurgency, a continuation of the Algerian Civil War that has claimed 200,000 lives.[4][5]
- ^ Qaeda in north Africa says kills 20 Algeria troops – International Herald Tribune
- ^ a b "11 UN workers among 26 killed in Algeria blasts". CBC News. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda claims Algeria bombings". Al Jazeera. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ "Algeria puts strife toll at 150,000". Al Jazeera. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007. Note that the 150,000 figure was given on February 2005, and the Reuters article from June 2007 (below) includes an updated figure of 200,000 casualties.
- ^ "Algeria violence death toll at year low in May". Reuters. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.