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 ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The president escapes an apparent assassination attempt but nearly two dozen others are killed. A suicide bombing by an al-Qaida affiliate leaves at least 28 coast guard officers dead. A car bombing targets European workers and their Algerian police escorts.
September delivered a string of spectacular setbacks to government efforts to bring calm and prosperity to this oil- and gas-rich country.
Witnesses to the bloodiest years of Algeria's insurgency are still coming to terms with horrors of a decade ago even as new ones resurface. The government's unwillingness to examine the past and embark on reforms, analysts say, is fueling the revived violence.
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