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| Bomb blasts shake Algeria towns | Bomb blasts shake Algeria towns |
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| Two vehicle bombs exploded outside two police stations in attacks in two towns east of the Algerian capital during Sunday night. | Two vehicle bombs exploded outside two police stations in attacks in two towns east of the Algerian capital during Sunday night. |
| The near-simultaneous blasts took place in Reghaia, 30km (20 miles) east of Algiers, and neighbouring Dergana. | The near-simultaneous blasts took place in Reghaia, 30km (20 miles) east of Algiers, and neighbouring Dergana. |
| According to witnesses, at least one person was killed in the attacks and about 14 were injured. | According to witnesses, at least one person was killed in the attacks and about 14 were injured. |
| The blasts were believed to have been carried out by Islamist rebels in the most sophisticated attacks in years. | The blasts were believed to have been carried out by Islamist rebels in the most sophisticated attacks in years. |
| Sporadic clashes between militants and security officers normally take place in rural areas. | Sporadic clashes between militants and security officers normally take place in rural areas. |
| In Reghaia, a grenade was thrown into the police station after a truck laden with explosives had been parked outside, AFP news agency reports. | In Reghaia, a grenade was thrown into the police station after a truck laden with explosives had been parked outside, AFP news agency reports. |
| Police were reported to have fired on men who had been in the truck as they fled from the scene in a waiting car. | Police were reported to have fired on men who had been in the truck as they fled from the scene in a waiting car. |
| The blast, detonated remotely, hurled vehicle parts across the street, tore a hole in the two-storey building and burnt out 18 parked cars. | The blast, detonated remotely, hurled vehicle parts across the street, tore a hole in the two-storey building and burnt out 18 parked cars. |
| Police cordoned off the area around the blast scene in Dergana so details were not immediately available. | Police cordoned off the area around the blast scene in Dergana so details were not immediately available. |
| Militant Algerian groups have killed some 150,000 people since 1992, when elections in which an Islamic party was poised to win were cancelled. | Militant Algerian groups have killed some 150,000 people since 1992, when elections in which an Islamic party was poised to win were cancelled. |