| [Maghrebia] A bomb explosion last Thursday marked the first attack on the railway system in the Algerian province of Bejaia, El Watan reported. The explosion destroyed a freight train between the stations of Sidi Aïch and Timezrit without causing casualties. A second bomb was discovered between Lota and Timezrit on Saturday (January 30th). Security services began a search operation for other possible devices along the hundred miles linking Beni Mansour and Bejaia. The terrorist acts may be a response to heightened military deployment in the area. |