On Wednesday, suicide bombings in Algeria left at least 33 people dead. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for what were the first known suicide bombings in the North African country. The attacks came on the heels of a foiled suicide attack in nearby Morocco.
Melissa Block talks with John Entelis, director of the Middle East studies program at Fordham University, about terrorist groups operating in North Africa.
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