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December 28, 2012

Blast kills two teens in Algeria's Bouira: reports
Algiers (AFP) Dec 27, 2012
A bomb intended to take out soldiers killed two youths from the same family in the restive Bouira region of central Algeria, newspapers said on Thursday. The two, aged 12 and 14, were on their way home from an olive grove when one of them trod on the explosive device which had been buried in the ground, some reports said. Others said it had been placed in a bag under a tree. The bomb was planted to target troops who use the area as a shooting range, said the newspapers, adding the security force ... read more

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