12 people killed

Algeria - According to latest reports from Algerian authorities, 12 people were killed, while 240 sustained various degrees of injuries during celebrations for Algeria national football team's 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso.
In its statement the government disclosed that five celebrating fans were killed when a van slid off the road into a ravine in the mountain town of Bejaia, east of Algiers, while four others died in the southern city of Biskra in a car accident. The remaining three died in other towns, the statement added without further details.
All across Algeria people poured into the streets to celebrate their team's qualification for the cup, with young men driving their cars down the streets and honking their horns, despite heavy rain in the north Tuesday night.
Algeria captain Madgid Bougherra scored the lone goal of the encounter to help his side book place at next year's World Cup in Brazil
.