Death toll of U.N. staff reached 10 in the latest bombing attacks in Algerian capital of Algiers, U.N. spokesperson Marie Okabe announced Tuesday.
She told reporters at the U.N. Headquarters in New York that 10U.N. staff members were believed to be killed according to the latest information, and there are several others who were still unaccounted for.
According to the United Nations, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Algiers, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) office collapsed following an explosion, which local authorities have indicated was caused by a car bomb. Another car bomb exploded near the country's Constitutional Court. No one has so far claimed responsibility.
Okabe said that the organization could not provide any figures of fatalities until it had confirmed proof of deaths and the families had been informed.
She said the United Nations is checking with hospitals, examining the site of the blast and trying to obtain any proof of deaths, noting that rescue efforts are also continuing.
The world body has a total of 40 international staff presently in Algeria, including 19 international staff based there and an additional 21 that are there temporarily, as well as about 115 local U.N. staff in the capital.
Source: Xinhua
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