17 confirmed dead in Algeria bombing

A booby-trapped car exploded at a barracks housing coast guard officials in Algeria today, killing at least 17 people and injuring about 30, the country’s official news agency reported, citing hospital authorities.

The bomb went off in the northern coastal town of Dellys, about 30 miles from Algiers. In the confusion, security officials initially gave a lower death toll before the APS agency released an official count by hospitals. Some of those injured were in serious condition.