Eleven people, including children, were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers early, authorities have said.
It gave no details about the victims or their ages or the possible cause of the fire.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune expressed his condolences in a social media post, saying he had received news "of the deaths of children and the injuries of others following a fire that broke out at a children's care facility."
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