Car bomb kills dozens in Algeria

More than 40 people died in a suicide car bomb attack on an Algerian police college today.

Tue, 19 Aug, 2008 - 13:43

More than 40 people died in a suicide car bomb attack on an Algerian police college today.

The bomb went off as young would-be officers queued waiting to register at the college in Boumerdes, 35 miles from Algiers.

Another 38 people were injured.

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