Al-Qaida group claims responsibility for Algiers bombing

An al-Qaida-linked group said it carried out the Algerian truck bombings that killed at least 26 people in carefully timed blasts that drew swift international condemnation.

Yesterday’s targeting of United Nations offices in the capital Algiers was a new development in Algeria’s 15-year battle against Islamic rebels, who previously focused their hate on symbols of Algeria’s military-backed government and civilians.