19 Dead as Bus Plunges into Ravine in Northwest Algeria

Nineteen people were killed in northwestern Algeria early Sunday when the bus they were riding plunged into a ravine, officials said.

Another 30 people were injured in the accident, which occurred near the city of Tiaret at around 2:00 am, public safety spokesman Farouk Achour said.

The cause of the accident some 340 kilometers (210 miles) west of the capital Algiers is not yet known, he told Agence France Presse.

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