What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 2008
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 36.78° N, 3.06° E
- Description
- Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 12 people.
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Algiers.
2008 Beni Amrane bombings
Terrorist train bombings in Bourmerdès Province, Algeria
The 2008 Beni Amrane bombings were two bombings on June 9, 2008, that killed 13 people in the town of Beni Amrane in the Boumerdès Province, 50 km (31 mi) from Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The first bomb killed a French citizen and his Algerian driver as they were leaving the town's railway station. The second device exploded about five minutes later as rescue workers arrived.
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