World IN BRIEF : ALGERIA : Army Acts to Silence Muslim Opposition
The Algerian army moved to silence the opposition and restore order, occupying the headquarters of the main Muslim fundamentalist party and detaining hundreds of people. The actions came a day after the arrests of the two top leaders of the powerful Islamic Salvation Front, which is challenging President Chadli Bendjedid’s government. Over the weekend, at least four people, including a policeman, died in anti-government clashes in the capital and elsewhere. Forty people have died in unrest in Algeria since June 4, when the Muslim protests turned violent.
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