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High Prices Spark Protests in Algeria

   VOA News 06 January 2011
   Youths  clash  with  police  officers  in  the El Harrache district of
   Algiers after prices were increased on basic food staples, Jan 6, 2011

Photo: AP

   Youths  clash  with  police  officers  in  the El Harrache district of
   Algiers after prices were increased on basic food staples, Jan 6, 2011

   Riots  have  broken  out  in the capital of Algeria because of soaring
   food prices.
   Protesters  set  fires  and  hurled  stones  at police in Algiers late
   Wednesday and Thursday. Security officers responded with tear gas.
   Tensions remained high in the capital's neighborhood of Bab el-Oued on
   Thursday, where security officers patrolled the streets.
   The  violence  erupted after price hikes were enacted for basic items,
   such as sugar, flour and oil.

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