- ALGIERS: An Algerian security official says a suicide attack on a military convoy in the north of the country killed at least four people and wounded 20.
The official, who refused to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the attacker drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a 12-truck convoy near the town of Zemmouri on Wednesday. Two soldiers in one of the trucks were killed, as was a civilian and the suicide bomber.
The 20 other soldiers in neighboring trucks were injured.
Suicide attacks are rare in Algeria, though the North African country sees occasional violence. Armed hard-line Islamic groups have aligned with Al-Qaeda to stage scattered bombings and other attacks, usually targeting security forces.
