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Suicide attack at Algerian police academy kills 43
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a police academy as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people. It was the deadliest attack in recent years in the North African country.
The Interior Ministry said 42 civilians and a police officer were killed in the attack early today in the town of Les Issers, some 35 miles east of the capital, Algiers, the state-run APS news agency said.
The blast ripped off parts of the policy academy’s roof, and damaged its facade. Photos transmitted by APS showed bodies wrapped in yellow plastic bags or blankets lying amid the rubble. Nearby houses and passing cars were also damaged.
— Associated Press
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