2008 Thénia bombing

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]

This article is about Thénia. For other uses, see Thénia (disambiguation).

2008 Thénia bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
LocationAlgeria Thénia, Boumerdès Province
DateJanuary 29, 2008
Attack type
Suicide Bombing
Deaths2
Injured23
PerpetratorsAl-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

See also

References
  1. "Blast kills 2 in Algeria as officers foil attack on police station (Published 2008)". February 9, 2008 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Bomber kills 4 in Algeria". News24.
  3. Chikhi, Lamine (January 29, 2008). "Algeria car bomb on police post kills two-govt" – via www.reuters.com.
  4. "Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.
  5. Sentinel, Orlando. "3 killed in car-bomb blast near police station in Algeria". OrlandoSentinel.com.


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