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2007 Algiers Government Palace bombings

Algiers Government Palace bombings
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
Date11 April 2007
Attack type
Suicide car bombings
Deaths33
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda

The Algiers Government Palace bombings occurred on 11 April 2007 when two suicide car bombs exploded in the Algerian capital Algiers.

The headquarters of the Algerian prime minister were hit by a large explosion that left many people dead and injured and could be heard 10 km away. Another explosion targeted a police station in an eastern suburb of the city, near the international airport.

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings after the attack took place.[1]

  1. ^ "Al Qaida claims Algeria blasts". Al Jazeera. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.

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