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| The Algerian interior ministry says six men suspected of carrying out bomb attacks in Algiers in December have been arrested. | The Algerian interior ministry says six men suspected of carrying out bomb attacks in Algiers in December have been arrested. |
| "With these arrests, all the attacks committed recently in the Algiers region have been cleared up," the ministry was quoted as saying. | "With these arrests, all the attacks committed recently in the Algiers region have been cleared up," the ministry was quoted as saying. |
| The two suicide blasts on 11 December killed at least 41 people, including 17 United Nations staff. | The two suicide blasts on 11 December killed at least 41 people, including 17 United Nations staff. |
| The North African branch of al-Qaeda said it carried out the two attacks. | The North African branch of al-Qaeda said it carried out the two attacks. |
| The ministry said the suspects included a computer expert, three businessmen and a delivery driver, adding that their leader, Abderrahmane Bouzegza, was killed by the army on 28 January at Boumerdes, east of the capital. | The ministry said the suspects included a computer expert, three businessmen and a delivery driver, adding that their leader, Abderrahmane Bouzegza, was killed by the army on 28 January at Boumerdes, east of the capital. |
| The interior ministry said the blasts were the work of the El Farouk Brigade, which was responsible for a number of other attacks in the last two years. El Farouk Brigade is part of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. | The interior ministry said the blasts were the work of the El Farouk Brigade, which was responsible for a number of other attacks in the last two years. El Farouk Brigade is part of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. |
| The double car bombing in the Algerian capital targeted the UN refugee agency and a government building. | The double car bombing in the Algerian capital targeted the UN refugee agency and a government building. |
| The attack prompted the UN to appoint a panel to investigate the security conditions at its offices across the globe. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed the veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to lead the panel. | The attack prompted the UN to appoint a panel to investigate the security conditions at its offices across the globe. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed the veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi to lead the panel. |
| Algeria made it clear that it did not welcome the new investigation because it had not been consulted by the UN. | Algeria made it clear that it did not welcome the new investigation because it had not been consulted by the UN. |
| Earlier UN staff said the Algerian authorities had ignored requests before the bombings to tighten security around its buildings. | Earlier UN staff said the Algerian authorities had ignored requests before the bombings to tighten security around its buildings. |