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Published December 12, 2015
Disturbances broke out in Algeria on Friday as riots over food prices and unemployment forced the deployment of riot police and the suspension of championship soccer matches by authorities.
Riot police armed with batons and tear gas launchers maintained a strong presence around Algiers’ main mosques and streets, where dozens of trucks carrying the anti-riot force could be seen in the popular Belcourt district, Reuters reports.
The official APS news agency reported that protesters ransacked government buildings, post offices and bank branches in “several eastern cities” overnight, including Constantine, Jijel, Bouira and Setif.
According to Reuters, analysts say the disturbances are far from bringing the oil-producting nation back to the level of political upheaval in 1990 that caused 10 years of civil conflict.
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