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36°41′27″N 3°35′29″E / 36.6908303°N 3.5913157°E / 36.6908303; 3.5913157

2007 Souk El Had bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
Location Algeria Souk El Had, Boumerdès Province
DateFebruary 13, 2007
Attack type
Car bomb
Deaths8
Injured50
Perpetrators Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (suspected)

The 2007 Souk El Had bombing occurred on February 13, 2007, when a car bomb filled with explosives detonated against the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Souk El Had, Boumerdès Province, Algeria, destroying buildings, killing 8 and injuring 50. [1] [2] [3] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected as being responsible. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ^ "Boumerdès et Si Mustapha ébranlés | El Watan". www.elwatan.com.
  2. ^ "Sept attaques quasi simultanées font 8 morts et 50 blessés – Algeria-Watch".
  3. ^ "4 blessés et une grande panique: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". liberte-algerie.com.[ permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Rédaction, La (February 13, 2007). "4 morts et 23 blessés à Boumerdès".
  5. ^ "Chronologie 2007: Janvier – Mars – Algeria-Watch".