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Many bombings were committed during the Algerian Civil War that began in 1991. [1] [2] The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) claimed responsibility for many of them, while for others no group has claimed responsibility. [3] [4] These terrorist incidents generated a widespread sense of fear in Algeria. [5] The number of bombings peaked in 2007, with a smaller peak in 2002, and they were particularly concentrated in the areas between Algiers and Tizi Ouzou, with very few occurring in the east or in the Sahara. [6]
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This list is not exhaustive and sources frequently disagree on the number of deaths. [7]