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Reviewed: 27 July 2010, 11:58 NZDT
Still current at:
03 September 2010
There is high risk to your security in Algeria due to the continuing threat from terrorism and we advise against all tourist and other non-essential travel.
Foreigners have, on occasions, been the specific targets for attack. Further attacks could occur anywhere at anytime.
New Zealanders in Algeria should ensure that they have appropriate personal security measures in place. Extreme caution should be exercised in places known to be terrorist targets which include places frequented by expatriates and foreigners such as restaurants, hotels and shopping centres, identifiable Western and Jewish businesses, and premises associated with the Algerian government, and particularly with police or security forces.
There have been a number of terrorist incidents in Algeria in recent years. On 19 May 2010, two Algerian solders were killed and 18 others, including civilians, were injured after a roadside bomb attack in Boumerdes province. On 13 May 2010, one civilian was killed and 21 injured in bomb attacks in Baghlia, Boumerdes province. Seven Algerian security guards working for a Canadian company were killed and two were injured in a gun battle south east of Tizi-Ouzou on 22 October 2009. On 2 June 2009, ten people were killed when a military convoy near Timezrit, in the district of Boumerdes, was bombed. On 12 February 2009, seven people were killed by two bombings in a market near Tebessa, in the east of Algeria, and on 8 June 2008 two people including a French national were killed in two separate attacks in Boumerdes province.
Particular care should be exercised in the remote southern region, especially near the border regions of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and Niger, where terrorist activity and kidnappings have increased.
Care should also be exercised in the northern mountainous areas, central areas and to the west of Algiers. Travel between major cities by road should be avoided, notably in the districts of Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Blida, Medea and Ain Defla, due to high risk of attack and robbery. If visiting Algiers we recommend you avoid areas that you are not familiar with, particularly in the suburbs or the area known as the Casbah, and especially after dark.
New Zealanders travelling to or resident in Algeria should have comprehensive medical and travel insurance policies that include provision for medical evacuation by air.
New Zealanders living or travelling in Algeria are strongly encouraged to register their details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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