2008 Zemmouri bombing

The 2008 Zemmouri bombing occurred on August 9, 2008 when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Zemmouri, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 8 and injuring 19.[1][2] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.[3][4][5]

This article is about Zemmouri. For other uses, see Zemmouri (disambiguation).

2008 Zemmouri bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
Location Zemmouri, Boumerdès Province
DateAugust 9, 2008
Attack type
Suicide Bombing
Deaths8
Injured19
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

See also

References
  1. Algérie: 8 morts et 19 blessés dans un attentat suicide - ladepeche.fr
  2. Algérie : huit morts dans un attentat suicide
  3. Plusieurs morts dans un attentat suicide à l'est d'Alger
  4. Un nouvel attentat secoue l'Algérie - rts.ch - Monde
  5. https://www.lapresse.ca/international/200809/08/01-659889-algerie-8-morts-et-19-blesses-dans-un-attentat-suicide.php


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