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Suicide Attacks Rock Algerian City During Pope Leo's Visit
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Suicide attacks rock Algerian city during Pope Leo's visit
Algeria has been hit by two terror attacks during Pope Leo XIV's visit, officials say - though at this point there doesn't appear to have been any direct effort at targeting the Pope or his accompanying officials. Twin suicide attacks rocked a city outside Algeria's capital Monday, just as the American-born Pontiff began his historic visit to the country, AFP reports. "There were two security incidents yesterday afternoon in Blida, incidents of …
On the first day of a very long and symbolic visit to Algeria, an act of violence interrupted the message of dialogue and reconciliation that Pope Leo XIV had come to promote. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in the town of Bilda, about 45 kilometres from the capital, Algiers, where the pontiff had begun his official acts. The attack left several wounded and immediately raised security concerns around the visit. The papal journey — descr…
Suicide attacks underscore Algeria’s lingering terrorist threat as Pope visits – The North Africa Post
A papal visit to Algeria aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and reconciliation unfolded against two powerful and contrasting backdrops: renewed concerns over terrorist attacks and mounting criticism from rights groups over the treatment of the country’s Christian minority. A visit the authoritarian regime in Algeria hoped to use for whitewashing purposes has unveiled to the […]
At the heart of Pope Leo XIV's visit, suicide bombings took place in Blida some 50 kilometres from Algiers. This visit is of crucial importance for President Tebboune and his Minister for Foreign Affairs, whose diplomacy encounter diplomatic obstacles at the regional level (Libya, Sudan, Western Sahara). Since the promulgation of the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation Act of 2025, the official speech continues to distill a reassuring …
At least two people were immolated in Blida, a former jihadist bastion near Algiers, during the Pope's visit without knowing the extent of the attack
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