43 die in Algeria attack

A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into an Algerian police school, killing at least 43 people and injuring 38, the Interior Ministry said. It was one of the largest attacks in recent years in the country.

The death toll was a "preliminary estimate" for the attack early yesterday in the Les Issers district of Boumerdes, some 60 km east of the capital, Algiers, the ministry said in a statement.

A security official at the academy said the attack occurred as young applicants were in line waiting to register.