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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - A car bomb exploded Tuesday in an eastern suburb of Algeria's capital, severely injuring a former militant leader who has in recent years supported the president's efforts to end extremist violence, security forces said.
Mustapha Kertali had finished morning prayers in Larbaa near his home when the bomb detonated in his car, the officials said. He was in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
Kertali, 55, was a former leader of the Islamic Salvation Army, one of several militant groups involved in an insurgency in the North African country in the 1990s. It was disbanded as part of a 1999 accord with the government.
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