Algerian Car Bomb Attacks Kill 11, Injure 31

August 20, 2008 6:30 a.m. EST

Algiers, Algeria (AHN) - Eleven people were killed and 31 injured on Tuesday as car bombs exploded in Bouira, 56 miles (93 kilometers) southeast of Algiers.

The first explosion occurred at a military school. A minute later a car bomb exploded in front of a nearby hotel.

Algerian authorities labeled the explosions as "terrorist attacks."

The car bomb explosions occurred a day after 43 people died in a similar bombing at a military academy in Boumerdes, 36 miles (60 kilometers) from Algiers.