ALGIERS, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Two bombs exploded in the east of the Algerian capital Algiers on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring many others, the Algerian News Agency reported on Wednesday.

    The first blast occurred at a barracks of the Republican Guard in the eastern Algiers suburb of Bordj El Kiffan in the afternoon, and five minutes later a home-made device exploded outside a shop in the same area.

    No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts, while the scenes of the attacks have been cordoned off.

    The bombings occurred one day before a meeting of Mediterranean countries' foreign ministers in this North African country.

    The meeting, scheduled for June 5-6, will discuss a proposed Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) and the situation in the Middle East.