January 1995 Algiers bombing

Part of Algerian Civil War
Location| Algiers, Algeria
Date| 30 January 1995
Deaths| 42
Injured| 250+
Perpetrator| Armed Islamic Group

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Algerian Civil War

Beginning of war 1991–1994

* 1990 Algerian local elections
* Guemmar
* 1991 legislative elections
* 1992 coup
* Assassination of Mohamed Boudiaf
* Algiers
* Blida
* Assassinations of journalists

Escalation 1994–1996

* Tazoult
* Tenes
* Ain Allah
* Berrouaghia
* Air France Flight 8969
* Algiers
* Sundus
* Serkadji
* Ain Defla
* Ghardaïa
* France

Massacres and reconciliation 1996–1999

* Algiers
* Tibhirine
* Tamesguida
* Thalit
* Haouch Khemisti
* Omaria
* Chouardia
* 1997 legislative elections
* M'sila
* Si Zerrouk
* Oued El-Had and Mezouara
* Souhane
* Beni Ali massacre
* Rais
* Beni Messous
* Guelb El-Kebir
* Bentalha
* Sidi Daoud
* Sid El-Antri
* 1st Relizane
* 2nd Relizane
* Sidi-Hamed
* Oued Bouaicha
* Tadjena

Defeat of the GIA 1999–2002

* 1999 presidential election
* Beni Ounif
* 1999 Algerian Civil Concord referendum
* Assassination of Abdelkader Hachani
* Killing of Antar Zouabri
* Sahara
* Sétif

At 3:20pm on 30 January 1995, a bomb exploded on a busy street in central Algiers, Algeria.[1][2] It was a suicide car bombing which used over 220 pounds of explosives.[2] It was detonated in front of a bank office, across the street from Algiers' police headquarters and near to the city's main post office and train station.[2] It killed 42 people and injured over 250 others.[2][3] The bombing was perpetrated by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) and occurred during the Algerian Civil War.[2] Algiers was also bombed on 26 August 1992,[2][4] and in 2007 on 11 April and 11 December.

## See also[edit]

* List of terrorist incidents, 1995

## References[edit]

1. ^ "A Car Bombing in Algiers Kills 38 and Wounds 256 (Published 1995)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30.
2. ^ a b c d e f Car bomb in Algeria kills 38
3. ^ "Car Bomb Injures 13 As Violence Surges In Algeria Civil War (Published 1995)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29.
4. ^ Bomb kills 9, injures 100 at Algiers airport

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