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Thousands of Students Protest in Algeria

   VOA News  April 12, 2011
   University students face police officers as they demonstrate in
   Algiers. Students were protesting for increased freedom, April, 11,
   2011

Photo: AP

   University students face police officers as they demonstrate in
   Algiers. Students were protesting for increased freedom, April, 11,
   2011

   Thousands of students in Algeria have marched toward the presidential
   palace in the capital, Algiers, where they were confronted by security
   forces.
   News reports say some demonstrators called for the resignation of
   Education Minister Rashid Hawarbia while others chanted anti-government
   slogans.
   Witnesses say several protesters were injured in clashes with security
   forces.
   Within the past two months, Algerian police have used force to disrupt
   several opposition protests in the country.
   The rallies appear to be inspired by the wave of uprisings against
   autocratic governments in other Arab nations.

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