23/12/2007
French authorities charged an Algerian and a French man Saturday (December 22nd) in connection with the deadly bombing attacks on the UN building and a government facility in Algiers earlier this month. The two unnamed suspects were charged with "criminal association in connection with a terrorist enterprise" for providing computers and other electronic equipment to Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb, AP reported. While the group claimed responsibility for the two suicide bombings December 11th, officials noted that there is no evidence showing the two men were directly involved. The Algerian and French suspects, both in their 30's, were among were among five people arrested on Tuesday in the Paris area and near the Normandy city of Rouen. Three were questioned and released earlier.