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Africa North
Algeria attack: suicide bomber identified
2008-01-31
The suicide bomber who blew himself up at a police station in Thenia (east of Algiers) on Tuesday has been identified as Mustapha Ben Abidi, according to official security sources. The 29-year-old man joined Al-Qaeda in November 2007. Since then, security forces had been searching for him, said the same sources. Mustapha Ben Abidi lives in the town of Zemouri (around 35 km east of Algiers). According to security corroborating sources, the identification of the suicide bomber was confirmed by a DNA test. Three people including two policemen were killed and 44 others were wounded in the attack.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Wonder which one is right, or if this is another case of a joker with a half-dozen different names.

I'd think the "abu" name is his Nom-de-guerre™; can't have a Jihad™ without a Nom-de-guerre™, not a proper one, anyway, just like false mustaches.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-01-31 13:06  

#2  Maybe it was both of them. Just make sure they match up the pieces right. For when they drop the piles off on the grieving mom's front lawns, ya know...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-31 12:34  

#1  Curious. the police identify the perp as Mustapha Ben Abidi. AQ-Magreb identifies him as Hamza Abu Abderrahmane. Wonder which one is right, or if this is another case of a joker with a half-dozen different names.
Posted by: Nuclear Weapons Commander   2008-01-31 12:29  

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