(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
CONSTANTINE, Algeria: The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Algeria.
Algerian authorities said two policemen were injured when a bomber detonated an explosives-laden bag at a police station in the city of Constantine on Sunday.
In a statement posted on the internet on Monday, IS said a group member had targeted a police station in central Constantine in a 'martyrdom operation.
In October, a policeman was shot dead by gunmen in a restaurant in northern Constantine.
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