ALGIERS, Algeria (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A bomb ripped through a bus station in the Algerian capital during morning rush hour on Tuesday, injuring 30 people, five of them seriously, the nation's official news agency said.
The device was stashed in a satchel left in the Tafourha bus station in central Algiers, police said.
Two people injured in the attack had to have their legs amputated, hospital officials said.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but such violence is often attributed to the North African nation's Islamic militants, who have waged a nine-year campaign of violence to try to topple the military-backed government.
The explosion came on the fourth day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a period when Islamic militants in Algeria generally intensify their attacks. During Ramadan last year, nearly 300 people were killed.
More than 100,000 people have died in the insurgency that broke out in 1992, after the military canceled elections that a now-banned fundamentalist party was poised to win.
Much of the Algerian capital was still in a state of disarray following heavy flooding and mudslides that left more than 700 people dead.