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Islamic state claims responsibility for Algeria suicide attack: Amaq

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that hit a police station in western Algeria and killed two policeman on Thursday, the group's Amaq news agency said.

"A martyr from Islamic State detonated a suicide vest close to the Algerian police station in the city of Tiaret," Amaq said.

(Reporting by Ali Abdelaty; Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Larry King)