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Algeria beefs up security amid fresh protests

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Fresh rioting broke out in Algiers on Friday as police deployed around mosques and authorities suspended soccer championship matches after violent protests over food prices and unemployment.

 

Riot police armed with tear gas launchers and batons maintained a strong presence around the Algerian capital's main mosques and streets. (Reuters)

 

 

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