AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: MDE 28/016/2007
(Public)
News Service No: 172
7 September 2007
Algeria: Amnesty International
condemns suicide attack in Batna
Amnesty International condemns
yesterday’s suicide attack in Batna which killed at least 22 people and
injured 107, according to the latest official figures.
The attacker reportedly triggered
a bomb in the middle of a crowd of people gathered for a visit by Algerian
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the town of Batna in eastern Algeria.
The attack appears to have
deliberately targeted civilians, showing a callous disregard for the most
basic human right, the right to life. No one has so far claimed
responsibility for the attack.
Amnesty International has
repeatedly called for an end to all deliberate and indiscriminate attacks
on civilians, which are grave violations of international law, in Algeria.
7 September 2007
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