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2005 Tidjelabine Bombing

A bomb detonated against a Gendarmerie Nationale patrol in Tidjelabine, Algeria on July 29, 2005, killing two and injuring four.

UNSOLVED2005

Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria

3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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On July 29, 2005, an explosive device detonated against a patrol of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Tidjelabine, located in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. The blast killed two people and injured four others.

The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected of responsibility for the attack; no individual was formally charged or convicted in connection with the bombing.

The incident was one of numerous terrorist bombings in Algeria during this period and occurred amid other terrorist attacks in 2005.

Key facts

Victims
On file
Date
2005
Location
Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria
Case status
unsolved

Case timeline

  1. 2005-07-29

    An explosive bomb detonated against a Gendarmerie Nationale patrol in Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria, killing 2 and injuring 4.

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Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
A bomb detonated against a Gendarmerie Nationale patrol in Tidjelabine, Algeria on July 29, 2005, killing two and injuring four.
Where did the bombing happen?
Tidjelabine, Boumerdès Province, Algeria.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: unsolved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2005 Tidjelabine bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-10
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — liberte-algerie.comliberte-algerie.com · 2026-07-10
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — elwatan.comelwatan.com · 2026-07-10

Record history

First published
JUL 11, 2026

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