Bombs on beaches kill two

Algiers - Two bombs exploded on public beaches in western Algeria yesterday, killing two people and injuring two, government …

Algiers - Two bombs exploded on public beaches in western Algeria yesterday, killing two people and injuring two, government security forces said. They said the two were killed when the first bomb exploded on El Marsa beach some 200km (125 miles) west of the capital at 8.45 a.m. It was followed by another explosion at Cherchell beach nearly three hours later, injuring two people, they added.

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