Members of Nigeria's emergency services work at the scene of an explosion at a police station after a suspected suicide bomber was killed and many vehicles were destroyed in Abuja June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Afolabi SotundeEuropean Union Warns of Spreading Al Qaeda Off-Shoot in North Africa -- FOX News
ALGIERS, Algeria – The European Union's counterterrorism coordinator warned Thursday that Al Qaeda's North African offshoot is extending its footprint around Africa and said local governments need more help fighting it.
Dealing with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which stages regular deadly attacks in Algeria and has kidnapped more than a dozen foreigners around the vast Sahel region, was central to a two-day conference in Algeria's capital this week on security challenges.
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More News On The Growth Of Al Qaeda In North Africa
Nations focus on terrorism in Sahara -- AP
Al-Qaida influence growing south of the Sahara -- Toronto Sun/Reuters
Algeria hosts broad meeting to ponder regional terrorism -- Kuwait News Agency
Analysis: Al Qaeda influence growing south of the Sahara -- Reuters
Africa fears al-Qaida push after Libya war -- UPI
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