A man stands next to the remains of a

A man stands next to the remains of a bombed-out car after two car bomb attacks took place in the town of Bouira, in eastern Algeria, on August 20, 2008, killing at least 11 people, state radio reported. At least 31 people were wounded in the attacks in Bouira, one on a passenger bus and another near a military headquarters, Algerian radio said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but an Al-Qaeda group has staged several attacks in Algeria over the past year and has been involved in clashes with government forces in the oil and gas-rich state. Bouira is part of a so-called "zone of death" it forms with Algiers, Tizi Ouzou and Boumerdes where attacks have been rife.
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