Algiers - A suicide bomber killed at least two people in an attack on a police station in northern Algeria on Saturday, according to state radio.

A man with an explosives belt tried to gain entry to a police barracks in Tadmait, about 17 kilometeres west of the regional capital of Tizi Ouzou, according to details in the online edition of El Watan newspaper.

A police officer shot the bomber, but not before he managed to blow himself up, killing a 50-year-old woman and a policeman.

Another five people were seriously injured in the attack, while some reports put the death toll at higher than three.

The attack took place just after 08:00 am (0700 GMT). (dpa)