Dawn : Algeria bomb attack kills 43, wounds 38

Algeria bomb attack kills 43, wounds 38

August 19, 2008

ALGIERS, Aug 19 (Reuters): A bomb attack east of Algiers on Tuesday killed 43 people and wounded 38, an Algerian Interior Ministry statement said.

The statement, carried by the official APS news agency, said the attack targeted a paramilitary gendarmerie training school at Issers 55 km east of the Algerian capital.