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2nd day of riots in Algerian capital

Rioters pelted Algerian police forces with fire bombs and stones in a working class neighborhood of the capital Tuesday, and about 50 people were injured, witnesses said. The protesters were facing off with riot police for a second day. ...

From AOMAR OUALI, eTaiwan News,  20 Oct 2009

Algerian rioters protest effort to raze shanties

A riot has broken out on the eastern edge of Algeria's capital after police moved in to tear down squatters' shanties. Witnesses, including local shopkeeper Rachi Zeroual, say several dozen people appeared to have been hurt in Monday's riot. ...

From AOMAR OUALI, eTaiwan News,  19 Oct 2009

Algeria: Homemade bombs kill 2 guards, injure 4

An Algerian security official says two guards were killed and four others injured when two homemade bombs exploded in the restive Kabylie region. The official says suspected Islamists set the bombs near the guard's base in the town of Takeroubt. ...

From AOMAR OUALI, eTaiwan News,  28 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Christians on trial in Algeria for spreading faith

ALGIERS, Algeria—Two men who converted from Islam to Christianity went on trial Wednesday on charges that they illegally promoted the Christian faith in Algeria. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were already convicted in absentia for ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Boston Globe,  25 Jun 2008

Algeria chooses new prime minister

ALGIERS, Algeria—Algeria's president on Monday named Ahmed Ouyahia, a pragmatist known for his tough line against Islamic extremists, as the North African country's prime minister -- his third stint in the post. The office of President Abdelaziz ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Boston Globe,  23 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Ahmed Ouyahia,  Abdelaziz Bouteflika,  Abdelaziz Belkhadem,  Al-Qaeda

Algerian officials say bombings killed 2, not 13

ALGIERS, Algeria—Algeria's Defense Ministry on Monday denied reports that a weekend bombing attack at a train station killed 13 people, saying that only two people died. A statement said a French citizen and his Algerian chauffeur were killed, as ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Boston Globe,  9 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Bernard Kouchner,  Al-Qaeda

Algerian train station bombs kill 13

ALGIERS, Algeria Two bombs exploded Sunday at a train station in Algeria, killing 13 people and wounding several others, a security official said. Both bombs at the station in Beni Amrane, about 100 kilometres east of the North African country's ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Globe and Mail,  8 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Official: 13 people dead in 2 Algerian bombings

ALGIERS, Algeria—Two bombs exploded Sunday at a train station in Algeria, killing 13 people and wounding several others, a security official said. Both bombs at the station in Beni Amrane, about 60 miles east of the North African nation's capital, were ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Boston Globe,  8 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda

Algerian officials visited Guantanamo

ALGIERS, Algeria—A high-level Algerian delegation has visited the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and confirmed the identities of 17 Algerians imprisoned there, the justice minister said Sunday. It was the first time a clear figure for the number of ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Boston Globe,  2 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Abdelaziz Bouteflika,  George W. Bush

Algeria: Car Bomb Blast Kills at Least 3

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside a police station in northern Algeria, killing at least three people and wounding several others, security officials said. The blast in the city of Thenia, some 40 miles east of the capital ...

From AOMAR OUALI, Buffalo News,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: United Nations,  Al-Qaeda

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