Firemen tend to victims of a suicide car bomb which exploded near the prime minister's headquarters in central Algiers April 11, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

ALGIERS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in two bombs in the capital of Algeria on Wednesday, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera television reported.

    One of the explosion rocked the Prime Minister's headquarters in central Algiers, ripping through some of its walls and killing nine, the report said.

    Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem was unhurt in the attack, it added.

    Another explosion happened in Bab Ezzouar on the city's eastern outskirts, which killed eight and wounded about 50, it said.

    Thousands of panicked Algerians poured into streets after the attacks, the cause of which was still unclear, al-Jazeera reported.