Market bomb kills at least 17

Algiers - A powerful bomb in the open-air Bab El Ouad market in the centre of the Algerian capital yesterday killed at least …

Algiers - A powerful bomb in the open-air Bab El Ouad market in the centre of the Algerian capital yesterday killed at least 17 people and injured dozens, security officials and witnesses said.

"According to a new count by the security forces after the explosion, 17 were killed and 61 injured, seven in critical condition," the official APS news agency announced.

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