World IN BRIEF : ALGERIA : New Fighting Breaks Out; At Least 2 Die
Gunfire reverberated in Algeria’s capital in a new outbreak of fighting between loyalist soldiers and Islamic fundamentalists opposing the government. At least two people were reported killed and three wounded. Abbasi Madani and Ali Belhadj, leaders of the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front, were arrested by security forces, sources close to the party said. The latest clashes came two days after the army deployed tanks at major mosques and other strategic sites as Muslim fundamentalists gathered for weekly prayers. The fundamentalists have been agitating against the government since May.
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