The 2006 Tidjelabine bombing occurred on June 19, 2006 when an explosive bomb detonated against a patrol of the
Garde communale
In Algeria, the Garde Communale (Arabic: الحرس البلدي), was a paramilitary troop in charge of monitoring and protecting the municipalities during the Algerian Civil War.
Creation
The Garde Communale was created in 1996 as an auxili ...
in the town of
Tidjelabine
Tidjelabine is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,888.
Villages
The villages of the commune of ''Tidjelabine'' are:
Religion
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History
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Boumerdès Province
Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (former ...
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Algeria
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injuring 3. The
Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( ar-at, تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي, Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī), or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda) that aims to o ...
is suspected as being responsible.
See also
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Terrorist bombings in Algeria
Many bombings were committed during the Algerian Civil War that began in 1991. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) claimed responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. These terrorist inc ...
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List of terrorist incidents, 2006
References
Boumerdès Province
Suicide car and truck bombings in Algeria
Mass murder in 2006
Terrorist incidents in Algeria
Terrorist incidents in Algeria in 2006
2006 murders in Algeria
Islamic terrorism in Algeria
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