December 11, 2007, Algiers bombings

When

11 Dec 2007

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

36.78° N, 3.06° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, December 11, 2007, Algiers bombings.

Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for two simultaneous bombings in Algiers, Algeria, causing at least 62 deaths and more injuries.

Terrorist attacks

On 11 December 2007 in the Algerian capital of Algiers, two car bombs exploded ten minutes apart, starting at around 9:30 a.m. local time. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that it was "another successful conquest [...] carried out by the Knights of the Faith with their blood in defense of the wounded nation of Islam." These attacks were part of an ongoing Islamic insurge…

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