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Non-fatal injuries
  
38

Location
  
Issers

Attack type
  
Suicide attack

Date
  
19 August 2008

Total number of deaths
  
43

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Suspected perpetrators
  
Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

Suspected perpetrator
  
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Locations
  
Boumerdès Province, Isser District

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2008 issers bombing


The 2008 Issers bombing occurred on August 19, 2008 when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into a crowd of para-military recruits waiting to take exams outside a police academy in Issers, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 43 and injuring 38. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.

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International organizations

  •  European Union - The French EU presidency condemned the bombing, releasing a statement in which the EU "very firmly condemns the terrorist acts that have just claimed so many lives", remarking that Algerian people are "once again victims of blind and barbaric terrorist violence".

    • Countries

  •  Algeria – Algerian Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni called the bombing "an act against Algerians, these terrorist gangs are seeking through attacks against civilians to loosen the net closing around them as the security forces drive them to the wall".
  •  France - The French Prime Minister, François Fillon, phoned his Algerian counterpart to assure him "the support of France in the fight against terrorism".
  •  Italy - The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi expressed his support for Algeria's leadership.
  •  Russia - Andrei Nesterenko, spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed in a statement "We express our sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of those killed and wounded, and resolutely condemn the latest bloody terrorist atrocities", adding "We confirm our solidarity with friendly Algeria and our support for the actions of the authorities in the eradication of terrorism.".
  •  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - Mohamed Abdelaziz, president of the SADR, vividly condemned "the coward terrorist attacks in Issers and Bouira (Algeria), which caused the loss of innocent lives", recalling the Sahrawi government and people "unconditional solidarity with Algeria in these sad moments".
  •  Spain - The Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, called his Algerian counterpart to express his condolences and the support of the Spanish people. "The government expresses its indignation and its firm condemnation of the cowardly terrorist attack on Wednesday against the civilian population of Bouira, which left many dead and wounded, just one day after the attack in Issers," the ministry said in a statement.

    • References

    2008 Issers bombing Wikipedia
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