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Submitted by ctv_en_3 on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 11:15
A bomb at an Algerian military academy killed 43 people and wounded 45 on August 19, the interior ministry said, one of the bloodiest incidents in years.

A ministry statement said the target of the attack was the gendarmerie training school at Issers, 55 km (34 miles) east of the capital Algiers. It said 42 of the dead were civilians and one of the dead and 13 of the wounded were gendarmes, armed paramilitary soldiers.


A suicide bomber rammed his car into a group of prospective recruits lining up to get into the school for qualifying exams.


The bombing follows several recent attacks by al Qaeda's north African wing, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Reuters/VOVNews

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