Four die in Algeria suicide bombing attack

An Algerian security official on Wednesday said a suicide bombing attack on a military convoy in the north of the country killed at least four people and injured 20. The official, according to the AP, said the attacker drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a 12-truck convoy near the town of Zemmouri on Wednesday. Two troops in one of the trucks died, as was a civilian and the suicide bomber.

The 20 other soldiers in neighbouring trucks were hurt.