120 Killed in Assaults on Mosque, Cinema
From Times Wire Reports
Gangs of men hurled bombs into a mosque and a movie hall in simultaneous attacks south of Algiers, killing up to 120 people, hospital sources said. Survivors said the raiders berated moviegoers for failing to say evening prayers. As victims streamed from both buildings in panic, the attackers unleashed a blitz of gunfire and hacked people to death, survivors said.
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