(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, MAY 8 - An hand-made explosive device has
been discovered and neutralized close to a school in the centre
of the Algerian town of Issers, east of Boumerdès. The news has
been reported by the website of the TSA agency, which says that
the device was discovered after local residents reported the
presence of a suspicious car to security forces. Agents began to
comb the streets in an effort to intercept the vehicle, which
was found parked a short distance away from the school. After
further checks, the device was found. The bomb is said to be
similar to those used by Islamic terrorists, and which in recent
months have killed a number of soldiers, policemen and
civilians, as when detonated from distance, they often explode
after a delay. The province of Boumerdès has been the hardest
hit by terrorism, especially in the weeks leading up to
parliamentary elections in the country.(ANSAmed).
