62 Dead in Algerian bomb blasts targeting the Supreme CT and the U.N.

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Algeria bomb blasts 'kill 62

Two bombs explode in the Algerian capital of Algiers, killing 62, BFM says

The Supreme Court and the U.N. are believed to be the targets

UNCHR spokesman confirms at least one U.N. worker among dead

(CNN) -- Two car bombs ripped through the Algerian capital Tuesday, reportedly killing at least 62 people in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings.


Rescue workers walk among damaged cars near the U.N. buildings.

1 of 2 At least one U.N. worker has been confirmed dead, while another 12 staff members are apparently missing.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the blasts which he described as "terrorist attacks".

Jean Fabre, spokesman for the U.N. Development Program, told CNN a search was underway for the 12 missing staffers.

Ron Redmond, spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland told CNN staff were missing from the main U.N. building in Algiers.

One explosion occurred outside the constitutional court in the Algiers neighborhood of Ben Aknoun while the other took place in the residential area of Hydra tearing the front off the U.N.'s headquarters in the city.

A reporter from CNN affiliate BFM quoted hospital sources as saying 62 people were killed in both blasts.

Redmond said the U.N. headquarters and a separate building housing its refugee agency's office had "suffered extensive damage."

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