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Algeria rocked by third day of mass protests against Bouteflika re-election bid

Name: Algeria rocked by third day of mass protests against Bouteflika re-election bid
Uploaded: 2019-02-24T22:00:10+0000
Description: Algerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare political protests against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term.

MEE and agencies

Published date: 24 February 2019 22:37 GMT | Last update: 5 years 8 months ago

Algerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare political protests against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term.

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