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2010 Bordj Menaïel bombing

UNSOLVED2010Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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On September 21, 2010, a bomb detonated against a patrol of the Algerian police in the town of Bordj Menaïel, located in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. The blast killed two people and injured three others. The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is suspected as being responsible for the attack, according to available reporting.

Bordj Menaïel is situated in Boumerdès Province, a region of Algeria that has seen a number of terrorist bombings targeting security forces in the years surrounding this incident. The attack is recorded as part of a broader pattern of such incidents attributed to militant groups operating in the area during this period.

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Date
2010
Location
Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria
Case status
unsolved

Case timeline

  1. 2010-09-21

    A bomb detonated against a patrol of the Algerian police in Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria, killing 2 people and injuring 3 others.

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What happened to the victim?
A bomb detonated against an Algerian police patrol in Bordj Menaïel on September 21, 2010, killing two and injuring three; Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected.
Where did the bombing happen?
Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: unsolved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2010 Bordj Menaïel bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-10
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — algerie360.comalgerie360.com · 2026-07-10
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — europe1.freurope1.fr · 2026-07-10

Record history

First published
JUL 11, 2026