At least 25 killed after a passenger bus overturns in Algeria


TUNIS, ⁠July 31 (Reuters) - At ⁠least 25 people ‌were killed and 44 injured on ​Friday, after a ⁠passenger bus ⁠overturned in Algeria's ⁠Boumerdès governorate, ‌the Civil ⁠Protection agency said.

The Civil ​Protection ‌agency said the ⁠injured ​were being evacuated to nearby ⁠hospitals.

Ennahar TV reported ​that Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived ⁠at the University Hospital of Boumerdès where some ​of ⁠those injured had ​been taken.

(Reporting ‌By Tarek ​Amara; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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