| Houari Boumédiène Airport bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Algerian Civil War | |
| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Date | 26 August 1992 |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 123 |
| Perpetrator | Armed Islamic Group of Algeria |
On 26 August 1992 in Algiers, Algeria, two bombs exploded and another was defused. [1] The first exploded at Houari Boumedienne Airport, killing 9 people and injuring another 123. [1] The bomb destroyed the Air France counter, wounding two of the carrier's employees. The airport was closed temporarily. [2] A few minutes later, another exploded near an Air France office in central Algiers; it did not cause any injuries because the area had been evacuated three minutes before it exploded. [1] A third bomb, at a Swissair office in central Algiers, was defused. [1]
No group claimed responsibility for the bombings, which took place during the Algerian Civil War, [1] but officials said that the airport bombing was carried out by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA). [3] On 26 May 1993, 38 people (26 in absentia) were sentenced to death for their roles in the airport bombing; 17 others were imprisoned and another three acquitted. [3]