2008 Thénia bombing explained

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2008 Thénia bombing
Location:	Thénia, Boumerdès Province
Date:	January 29, 2008
Type:	Suicide Bombing
Fatalities:	2
Injuries:	23

The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 23.^{[1] [2]} The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Terrorist bombings in Algeria
• List of terrorist incidents, 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blast kills 2 in Algeria as officers foil attack on police station (Published 2008). February 9, 2008. NYTimes.com.
2. Web site: Bomber kills 4 in Algeria. News24.
3. Web site: Chikhi . Lamine . Algeria car bomb on police post kills two-govt . Reuters . Thomson Reuters . 25 October 2023 . January 29, 2008 . A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the interior ministry said..
4. Web site: Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria - CNN.com. edition.cnn.com.
5. Web site: 3 killed in car-bomb blast near police station in Algeria. Orlando. Sentinel. OrlandoSentinel.com. 30 January 2008 .