4 policemen killed in car bombing
A car bomb exploded near a police station in a town east of Algiers, killing at least four officers and injuring 20 other people, officials and witnesses said.
The explosion tore off the front of the police station and damaged neighboring buildings.
Al Arabiya satellite television had reported that Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch claimed responsibility for the attack, but the claim couldn’t immediately be confirmed with Algerian officials.
The blast followed twin suicide bombings on Dec. 11 at United Nations offices and a court building that killed at least 37 people in the capital.
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