2008 Thénia bombing

{{Short description|Bombing occurred on January 29, 2008 in Thénia within Algeria}}

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{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = 2008 Thénia bombing

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

| caption = Boumerdès Province highlighted within Algeria

| location = {{flagicon|Algeria}} Thénia, Boumerdès Province

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| date = January 29, 2008

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| type = Suicide Bombing

| fatalities = 2

| injuries = 23

|perpetrators = Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb

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The 2008 Thénia bombing occurred on January 29, 2008, when a suicide bomber drove and detonated a vehicle laden with explosives into the headquarters of the Algerian police (BMPJ) in the town of Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Algeria killing 2 and injuring 23.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/world/africa/29iht-algeria.4.9582002.html|title=Blast kills 2 in Algeria as officers foil attack on police station (Published 2008)|work=The New York Times |date=February 9, 2008|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/News24/Bomber-kills-4-in-Algeria-20080129|title=Bomber kills 4 in Algeria|website=News24}} The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb is suspected as being responsible.{{cite web |last1=Chikhi |first1=Lamine |title=Algeria car bomb on police post kills two-govt |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-bomb/algeria-car-bomb-on-police-post-kills-two-govt-idUSL2952280920080129 |website=Reuters |publisher=Thomson Reuters |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=January 29, 2008 |quote=A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the interior ministry said.}}{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/30/algeria.blast/index.html?iref=nextin|title=Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria - CNN.com|website=CNN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2008-01-30-world30-3-story.html|title=3 killed in car-bomb blast near police station in Algeria|first=Orlando|last=Sentinel|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|date=30 January 2008 }}