2008 Issers bombing

Coordinates: 36°42′58″N 3°39′58″E / 36.716°N 3.666°E / 36.716; 3.666

2008 Issers bombing

Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
Location Algeria Issers, Boumerdès Province
Date August 19, 2008
Attack type
Suicide Bombing
Deaths 43
Non-fatal injuries
38
Suspected perpetrators
Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

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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