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Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens in Algeria

Attack occurs at police training academy near capital of Algiers

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 19, 2008 6:34 AM CDT

(AP) – A suicide car bomber struck a police academy in Algeria today, killing at least 43 people and injuring 38, says the country’s Interior Ministry. The toll was a "preliminary estimate" for the attack in Boumerdes, some 35 miles east of Algiers. The... Read full story »

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