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| Al-Qaida wing for N. Africa claims Algiers blasts | |
| 2007-12-12 | |
The North African branch of al-Qaida said in an Internet posting it was behind the bombings in the Algerian capital on Tuesday, claiming also that 110 people were killed in the attacks carried out by two suicide bombers.
Algerian authorities said that at least 26 people, including as many as five UN employees, were killed in the vehicle blasts, minutes apart, that sheared the facades off UN offices and a government building in Algiers, the Algerian capital. Some 177 people were wounded, officials said. "This is another successful conquest ... carried out by the Knights of the Faith with their blood in defense of the wounded nation of Islam," said the militant statement. The group said the attack honored one of its key operatives, Sufyan Abu Haidra, who had been killed in fighting Algerian troops. The militant statement also said the attack preceded the holy Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the feast of Sacrifice, later this month. "On the eve of Eid we are heralding to the Muslim nation the good news of two operations carried out by two martyrs," it said. The group identified the suicide bombers as Ibrahim Abu Othman, who attacked the UN building, and Abdel-Rahman Abu Abdel-Nasser al-Assimi, who attacked the constitutional council building. The al-Qaida statement said 60 people were killed in the first attack and 50 in the second. "The conquest comes to remind the Crusaders who are occupying our land and the plunderers of our wealth that they should listen carefully to the demands and speeches of our sheik ... Osama bin laden, God protect him," it concluded. Al-Qaida has called for attacks on French and Spanish interests in North Africa. Bin Laden's chief deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, called in September for jihad in North Africa to "cleanse (it) of the children of France and Spain." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I'm seriously conflicted here, on the one hand, bombing is bad whoever, on the other hand, perhaps the "Useless Nothing" will get the hint that their actions are unappreciated, and go home. (Fat chance) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-12-12 14:05 |
| #4 the Crusaders who are occupying our land (whispers)Psst...Algeria kicked out the French several decades ago. (response)Uh, so? AQ is seriously confused if they think that the UN is their enemy - bombing their "useful idiots". |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-12-12 08:05 |
| #3 This is what happens if and when you leave Islam alone. We must take it to them in every way possible. We can never let up, and we cannot stop till we get unconditional surrender and complete dismemberment of Islam. Hell, I'm trying to save the 'moderate' muslims here. Save them from the cancer inside their heads which can only destroy each soul and wipe out humanity. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-12-12 07:31 |
| #2 if the Gov't were smart, it would pull every AQ in No. Africa prisoner from the prisons and execute them on the spot where the explosions took place. Today. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-12-12 03:50 |
| #1 "We dunnit, and we're stupid enough to be glad about it." |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-12-12 00:12 |