2007 Algiers Government Palace bombings

Terrorist attacks in Algiers, Algeria February 2021 Algiers Government Palace bombings Algiers, Algeria 11 April 2007 Suicide car bombings 33 Al-Qaeda The Algiers Government Palace bombings occurred on 11 April 2007 when two suicide car bombs exploded in the Algerian capital Algiers. The headquarters of the Algerian prime ministerAugust 2026 were hit by a large explosion that left many people dead and injured and could be heard 10 km away. Another explosion targeted a police station in an eastern suburb of the city, near the international airport. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombings.Al Qaida claims Algeria blasts http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4371B609-73CB-4AA2-8CC5-308B7C4092C7.htm Al Jazeera 12 April 2007 3 June 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080401075350/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4371B609-73CB-4AA2-8CC5-308B7C4092C7.htm 1 April 2008 Details and context of the bombings The first attack, which was on the prime minister's office, killed 12 people and injured 118, and the second attack on the police station in the Bab Ezzouar district of Algiers killed 11 and injured 44.Explosions rock Algerian capital https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6544437.stm BBC News 12 April 2007 3 June 2008 9 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080209213406/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6544437.stm live Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attacks. This group was formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).August 2026 The United Nations Security Council held an official meeting to condemn the attacks.S-PV-5659 12 April 2007 Verbatim Report Security Council 5659 21 August 2008 The attack was planned by Sofiane el-Fassila.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-10-10-1217438287_x.htm A top Algeria al-Qaida affiliate killed - USATODAY.com usatoday30.usatoday.com 23 March 2023 5 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114544/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-10-10-1217438287_x.htm live See also Algerian Civil War Terrorist bombings in Algeria References External links Explosions rock Algerian capital In pictures: Algerian blasts (BBC) Category:2007 mass murders Category:2007 disasters in Algeria Category:Terrorist incidents in Africa in 2007 Category:Terrorist incidents in Algeria in the 2000s Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Algeria Government Palace bombings Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Algiers Category:April 2007 in Africa Category:2007 murders in Algeria Category:Islamic terrorism in Algeria Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2007 Category:Mass murders in Algiers Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Algeria Category:21st-century mass murders in Algeria Category:Building bombings in Algeria Category:2007 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2007 Category:Attacks on headquarters Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb