Bomb explodes in central Algiers

Algiers - A bomb rocked central Algiers yesterday, killing one person and wounding some others, as Muslim extremists shifted …

Algiers - A bomb rocked central Algiers yesterday, killing one person and wounding some others, as Muslim extremists shifted their attacks to the capital. The blast came a day after an EU mission visited Algeria but appeared to have done little to bridge the divide between Brussels and Algiers on how to end the unrest in Algeria.

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