The attack in Tizi Ouzou is the deadliest in recent years it came days after president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was reelected for a fourth term following a campaign that stressed security at a key policy.

提济乌祖市的这次袭击是自总统阿齐兹·布特弗利卡获得第四任期后几年内发生的最严重事件，当时布特弗利卡是在进行强调安全作为核心政策的运动后获得连任的。