Al-Qaida in Algeria bombing claim
The car bomb attack occurred in Dellys, east of the country's capital Algiers
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Sunday, 09, Sep 2007 04:26
A regional group of the terrorist organisation al-Qaida has said it was responsible for two bomb attacks in Algeria that have left at least 50 people dead.
The group which calls itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb made the claims in a statement posted on the internet.
Yesterday at least 30 people died in a car bomb attack at a naval barracks in Dellys, east of Algiers, the capital of the north African country. The attack comes after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a rally in Batna on Thursday, expected to be attended by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, claiming at least 20 lives.
The president of the United Nations security council, Jean-Maurice Ripert, expressed his condemnation of the attack.
"This condemnation must obviously be reiterated with strength, after the new heinous terrorist attack committed today in Dellys," he said.
The foreign ministry of former colonial power France also sent its condolences to those affected by the attacks which it labelled as a "new expression of terrorism".
Speaking at the time of the attack in Batna, Mr Bouteflika denounced the perpetrators of the suicide bombing as "criminals" and vowed to continue to try and make peace between the army and parties opposed to his government.
"Terrorist acts have absolutely nothing in common with the noble values of Islam," he stated.
There have been increased fears of Islamic terrorism in the north African country after a group claiming to be linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the country's capital in April which claimed 22 lives.