APW19980207.0702 NEWS NEWSWIRE At least five people were killed and 20 injured when two bombs exploded Saturday, on the eve of the arrival of a fact-finding mission from the European Parliament. Three people were killed and eight injured when a home-made device exploded early Saturday in a bustling cafe in central Algiers at 0830, authorities said. Later Saturday, another bomb exploded in the town of Blida, 50 kilometers south of the capital. Two people died and a dozen others were injured, authorities said. No further details were available on the attack. There were no claims of responsibility for either bombing but such incidents are usually blamed on the Armed Islamic Group, which is seeking to overthrow the military-backed government. The Algerian government says 26,500 people have been killed and 21,000 injured since the start of the insurgency; independent estimates have said as many as 75,000 or more have been killed. The latest violence came hours before the arrival in Algiers Sunday of a nine-member delegation from the European Parliament which will be headed by France's Andre Soulier. The mission will remain in Algiers for five days and meet with politicians, human rights groups and feminist groups, authorities said. For the time being, there are no plans to travel outside the capital, they said. Algiers has long resisted visits by outsiders and even humanitarian aid saying it amounted to meddling in the country's internal affairs. Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia on Saturday reiterated recent criticisms of foreign delegations, expressing his ``rejection of any foreign interference.'' During an 11-hour parliament debate on the country's security situation, he also threatened to take legal action against anybody ``slandering'' the army by claiming they might be behind some of the recent massacres. Meanwhile, the opposition Front of Socialist Forces called for a ``march for peace'' on Thursday in downtown Algiers to repudiate the violence which has wracked the country since 1992. (parf-ip)