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Id | 5,460,509 |
Latitude | 36.38 |
Longitude | 3.9014 |
Country | Algeria |
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Description | An off-duty soldier soldier and a police officer were among passengers on a bus that was stopped Thursday night at a roadblock near Bouira, some 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of the capital Algiers, on Thursday. An armed group boarded the bus, seizing passengers' belongings and checking their identities. When they discovered the two security officers, they slit their throats, the reports said, adding that the assailants then fled to nearby hills. |
Start Date | 01-Jan-02 |
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Precision | 2.0 |
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ADM 1 Name | Bouira |
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ADM 2 Name | Bouira |
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Armed Conflict | 524ALG - Violence against civilians |