2007 Souk El Had bombing

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{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = 2007 Souk El Had bombing

| image = Algeria 35 Wilaya locator map-2009.svg

| caption = Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria

| location = {{flagicon|Algeria}} Souk El Had, Boumerdès Province

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| date = February 13, 2007

| time =

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| type = Car bomb

| fatalities = 8

| injuries = 50

|perps = Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (suspected)

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The 2007 Souk El Had bombing occurred on February 13, 2007, when a car bomb filled with explosives detonated against the headquarters of the Gendarmerie Nationale in the town of Souk El Had, Boumerdès Province, Algeria, destroying buildings, killing 8 and injuring 50.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elwatan.com/archives/levenement/boumerdes-et-si-mustapha-ebranles-14-02-2007|title=Boumerdès et Si Mustapha ébranlés | El Watan|website=www.elwatan.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://algeria-watch.org/?p=23077|title=Sept attaques quasi simultanées font 8 morts et 50 blessés – Algeria-Watch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actualite/4-blesses-et-une-grande-panique-39050|title=4 blessés et une grande panique: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com|website=liberte-algerie.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was suspected as being responsible.{{Cite web|url=https://www.depechedekabylie.com/evenement/35245-4-morts-et-23-blesses-a-boumerdes/|title=4 morts et 23 blessés à Boumerdès|first=La|last=Rédaction|date=February 13, 2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://algeria-watch.org/?p=47522|title=Chronologie 2007: Janvier – Mars – Algeria-Watch}}

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