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2008 Thénia bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
LocationAlgeria Thénia, Boumerdès Province
DateJanuary 29, 2008
Attack type
Suicide Bombing
Deaths2
Injured23
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 23.[1][2] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. "Blast kills 2 in Algeria as officers foil attack on police station (Published 2008)". February 9, 2008 via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Bomber kills 4 in Algeria". News24.
  3. Chikhi, Lamine (January 29, 2008). "Algeria car bomb on police post kills two-govt". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2023. A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the interior ministry said.
  4. "Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.
  5. Sentinel, Orlando. "3 killed in car-bomb blast near police station in Algeria". OrlandoSentinel.com.


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