Al Qaeda claims Algerian bomb blasts
Terrorism • August 2011 • Views: 743
Al Qaeda’s North African wing has said it carried out Friday night’s bombing outside a military academy in Algeria.
In a statement posted on line the so called al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or AQMI said the attack was to avenge Algeria’s support for the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
At least 18 people died and 35 more were wounded in the town of Cherchell in two explosions caused by suicide bombers.