Algerien

[Schneemann]

Al Qaeda branch claims Algeria bombings that killed 60

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The North African branch of al Qaeda claimed responsibility Friday for devastating bombings in Algeria that killed up to 60 people this week, in a statement carried by an Arab TV news station.

The group described the attacks on a police academy, a military barracks and a Canadian engineering firm as retaliation against security forces for their crackdown on militants, described as "Mujahedeen," or holy warriors.

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Schneemann.