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Algeria blast kills 15, wounds 74-state TV

06 Sep 2007 18:35:05 GMT

Source: Reuters

ALGIERS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded 74 when he blew himself up in the Algerian town of Batna on Thursday, state television reported.

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