Algeria suicide bomb kills 43 as Al Qaida blamed

A SUICIDE bomber rammed an explosives- rigged car into a police academy yesterday as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people.

The Interior Ministry said 42 civilians and a police officer were killed in the attack in the town of Les Issers, some 35 miles east of the capital, Algiers.

Witnesses said all roads within two miles of Les Issers were blocked as police closed off the area.