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Thursday, 12 April 2007, 11:38 GMT 12:38 UK

In pictures: Algerian blasts

Police walk past a damaged car in front of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

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At least 33 people were killed in Algiers when at least two blasts rocked the Algerian capital.

Firemen are seen in front of a destroyed building of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

Firemen are seen in front of a destroyed building of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

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Scores died or were injured in one blast outside the government buildings in the centre of the city.

A policeman runs with a blanket at the scene of a car bomb explosion near a police station in an eastern suburb of Algiers

A policeman runs with a blanket at the scene of a car bomb explosion near a police station in an eastern suburb of Algiers

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There was another explosion at a police station in the east of the city, near the international airport.

Firemen try to extinguish a burning vehicle after a huge blast in front of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

Firemen try to extinguish a burning vehicle after a huge blast in front of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

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The explosion, said to have been caused by a car bombing, was heard across the city.

A man tries to help a seriously injured man after a blast in front of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

A man tries to help a seriously injured man after a blast in front of the Government Palace in the centre of Algiers

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Government employees were injured by flying glass and debris in the blast.

Police stand by blast-damaged cars in Algiers on Wednesday

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The violence came a day after explosions in the Moroccan city of Casablanca after police raids on suspected militants.

Damage to prime minister's office

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The bombings were claimed by the al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb, according to reports.

Rescuers tending to wounded

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Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem denounced the bombings as a "cowardly and criminal act".

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