Wednesday, July 8, 2015

At Least 18 Killed in Algerian Ethnic Clashes – Medical Sources


Reuters, 08/07 14:54 CET

ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between Arabs and Berbers around the Algerian desert town of Ghardaia, with several businesses and homes burned down, medical sources and state media said on Wednesday.

The violence broke out over the weekend, with security forces sending reinforcements in a bid to calm renewed clashes that intensified on Monday and Tuesday night.

“Fifteen people died of wounds last night,” a source at a local hospital told Reuters.

Three people had died on Monday, mainly in the small town of Guerrara, near Ghardaia, state media said.

Full article available here: Ethnic Clashes

Source: Euronews

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