France holds five suspects in Algiers bombing
{{date|December 20, 2007}}
[[Image:Algiers location.png|thumb|right|Location of Algiers within [[Algeria]].]]
[[France|French]] police have today confirmed that they are holding five suspects in the {{w|11 December 2007 Algiers bombings|December 11 Algiers bombings}}. The bombings killed at least 37 people, including 17 [[United Nations]] staff members.

The men were arrested with three others, who have since been freed, in a raids on Tuesday in [[Paris]] and {{w|Rouen}}. They are believed to be part of the support network for {{w|Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb}} (formerly Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat), which has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Two car bombs kill scores in Algiers, Algeria|date=December 11, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Terrorist attacks in Algiers, Algeria kill 23 people and wound 162|date=April 11, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7153475.stm
|title=France holds 'al-Qaeda suspects'
|author=|pub=BBC News Online
|date=December 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-France-Terrorism.html
|title=France Holds 5 Terror Suspects
|author=Associated Press
|pub=The New York Times
|date=December 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL20971920071220
|title=French police arrest suspected al Qaeda support group
|author=|pub=Reuters
|date=December 20, 2007}}

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Location of Algiers within Algeria.
French police have today confirmed that they are holding five suspects in the December 11 Algiers bombings. The bombings killed at least 37 people, including 17 United Nations staff members.

The men were arrested with three others, who have since been freed, in a raids on Tuesday in Paris and Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (formerly Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat), which has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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