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Algeria bus disaster leaves 25 dead

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At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday, after a passenger bus overturned in Algeria's Boumerdès governorate, the Civil Protection agency said.

The accident occurred in Algeria's Boumerdès province © Mena Today 

The accident occurred in Algeria's Boumerdès province © Mena Today 

At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday, after a passenger bus overturned in Algeria's Boumerdès governorate, the Civil Protection agency said.

The Civil Protection agency said the injured were being evacuated to nearby hospitals.

Ennahar TV reported that Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived at the University Hospital of Boumerdès where some of those injured had been taken.

Reporting By Tarek Amara

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