Three people dead in the jihad in Algeria: Bomb explodes near police housing compound in Algeria, killing three people.

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - A bomb hidden in a bag exploded Friday outside a compound housing Algerian police officials, killing three people, security officials said.

The attack came as tensions ran high following two deadly terrorist attacks last week by al-Qaida’s North Africa affiliate, both against state targets.

The latest explosion hit in the town of Zemmouri, 50 kilometres east of Algiers, residents said. Eight wounded were sent to a hospital. Three of them later died, according to a medical official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.