Suicide bomb injures 13 soldiers in Algeria
24/7/2008 17:22
A suicide bomber targeting a convey of Algerian government forces
yesterday morning injured at least 13 soldiers, local media reported
yesterday.
Eye witnesses said the explosion, which occurred at 6:30 am local
time(0530 GMT), was caused by a suicide bomber on a motorbike, who slammed into
a military truck not long after the convey left its barracks some 120 km from
the capital city of Algiers.
According to the injured soldiers, the suicide
bomber died in the attack.
Local media said Algerian security forces
detonated a bomb near the location of the attack the same day, adding that no
group has yet claimed responsibility.
Xinhua
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