On 26 August 1992 in Algiers, Algeria, two bombs exploded and another was defused.[1] The first exploded at Houari Boumedienne Airport, killing 9 people and injuring another 123.[1] The bomb destroyed the Air France counter, wounding two of the carrier's employees. The airport was closed temporarily.[2] A few minutes later, another exploded near an Air France office in central Algiers; it did not cause any injuries because the area had been evacuated three minutes before it exploded.[1] A third bomb, at a Swissair office in central Algiers, was defused.[1]
| Houari Boumédiène Airport bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Algerian Civil War | |
| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Date | 26 August 1992 |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 123 |
| Perpetrator | Armed Islamic Group of Algeria |
No group claimed responsibility for the bombings, which took place during the Algerian Civil War,[1] but officials said that the airport bombing was carried out by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA).[3] On 26 May 1993, 38 people (26 in absentia) were sentenced to death for their roles in the airport bombing; 17 others were imprisoned and another three acquitted.[3]
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edit- ^ a b c d e Bomb kills 9, injures 100 at Algiers airport
- ^ "Blast at Algiers Airport Kills 9 and Wounds 100". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1992-08-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ a b Algerian court sentences 38 to death in airport bombing