“Together with all the Algerian people, I was horrified by the news concerning the cruel and barbaric attacks of which the American people was the victim it both its capitals of New York and Washington.
Algeria condemns with the greatest energy these acts of violence which bear the revolting hallmark of blind terrorism which targets all parts of the world, and which, in the acts that just targeted your great country demonstrated its capacity to harm and the danger to which it exposes humanity.
In these terrible and tragic circumstances, I wish to express to you personally and to the whole of the American people, my sympathy and that of the Algerian people which shares the pain of the families striken by this atrocious unleashing of such abject violence and of such cowardice.”
Official note of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to President Bush. http://www.algeria-us.org/news_reports/lettertobush.htm
Other official Algerian statements to be found at the site of the Algerian Embassy in Washington http://www.algeria-us.org/
Other Stories
“Algeria ‘gives US terror list’” (BBC)
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?id=7741&categoryid=2
“Report: Algeria willing to join international fight against terrorism” (AP)
http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=displaynews&doc_id=NR20010920140.5_6836000321e31dc7
“Algerian blasts terrorism” (SAPA-AFP)
http://www.news24.co.za/News24/Africa/Northern_Africa/0,1113,2-11-38_1084350,00.html
“Algeria is Not Targeted By the United States” (La Tribune, Algiers)
http://allafrica.com/stories/200109160001.html
Later Additions:
Algerians arrested under accusations of being linked to Bin Laden (ArabicNews.com)
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/010927/2001092708.html
Algeria plays a major role in fighting terrorism (El-Khabar)
http://www.elkhabar.com/pages/2001/octobre/21102001/english%20page.htm
Algerian President Voices Questions About US-led Attacks (VOA)
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectid=A7FA6766-6B93-496D-9C5386CFCC2566A6&Title=Algerian%20President%20Voices%20Questions%20About%20US%2Dled%20Attacks&CatOID=45C9C789-88AD-11D4-A57200A0CC5EE46C
Islamic Countries Seek to Reach Unified Position: Algerian FM (People’s Daily)
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200110/10/eng20011010_81952.html
