WORLD IN BRIEF : ALGERIA : Fundamentalists March for Freedom
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
About 25,000 Islamic fundamentalists gathered in violence-torn Algiers and cried out to Allah to destroy their enemies and free their leaders. The bearded fundamentalists streamed from a mosque and the surrounding area into a square for prayers that normally would have been led by Ali Belhadj of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS). He and FIS leader Abassi Madani were arrested by security forces Sunday. The military presence was slight on Friday and no clashes were reported.
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