North Africa's Al-Qaida takes credit for latest Algeria suicide bombing

Al-Qaida's Algerian branch has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed four police officers, according to a statement that appeared on militant Web sites.

A vehicle rigged with explosives ripped the walls off the police station in Naciria, east of the capital, on Wednesday, killing at least four officers and at injuring 20 others, the Algerian Interior Ministry has said.

The online statement, posted Thursday, identified the attacker as Abdullah al-Shaayani and carried his photo.

"With the grace and guidance of God, he surprised the apostates and destroyed the entire headquarters over their heads, leaving behind dozens of …