2008 Thénia bombing

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2008 Thénia bombing
Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria
Location	Thénia, Boumerdès Province
Date	January 29, 2008
Attack type	Suicide Bombing
Deaths	2
Injured	23
Perpetrators	Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 23.^[1][2] The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.^[3][4][5]

See also

• Terrorist bombings in Algeria
• List of terrorist incidents, 2008