Bomb kills 5 in Algiers

Paris - A bomb explosion killed five people and wounded a dozen in a mosque in a suburb of the Algerian capital, according to…

Paris - A bomb explosion killed five people and wounded a dozen in a mosque in a suburb of the Algerian capital, according to residents of Algiers. "A bomb, which was apparently hidden in a parcel, went off . . . in Bouzeriah mosque," one resident said. "Five people were killed and a dozen others wounded."

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