Algeria: oppositions says 5000 anticipated demonstration
Algiers - Araba Maghreb independent press Service - Algerian opposition leaders said Saturday that about 5,000 people attended the demonstration in Algerian capital, Algiers, while a statement previously issued by the Ministry of Interior estimated the presence of 250 protesters.
Mustapha Bouchachi, one of the leaders of the non-recognized National Co-ordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD) which organized the protest, told Xinhua that about 5,000 demonstrators took part in the march.
Bouchachi added that the security forces have arrested some participants who came from other provinces outside Algiers in the checkpoints on the highways leading to the capital, and the overall number of arrested is estimated at 300
Ministry of Interior said the police has dispersed the demonstrators and released all of the arrested 14 demonstrators
Mustapha Bouchachi, one of the leaders of the non-recognized National Co-ordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD) which organized the protest, told Xinhua that about 5,000 demonstrators took part in the march.
Bouchachi added that the security forces have arrested some participants who came from other provinces outside Algiers in the checkpoints on the highways leading to the capital, and the overall number of arrested is estimated at 300
Ministry of Interior said the police has dispersed the demonstrators and released all of the arrested 14 demonstrators
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