Arrests in Algeria ahead of weekly protests

FE Team | Published: May 24, 2019 22:23:53

ALGIERS: Algerian protesters shouting slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on Friday. Algeria's army chief said he has "no political ambition", days after the key powerbroker urged anti-government protesters to take part in presidential polls set for July — AFP

ALGIERS, May 24 (AFP): Algerian police arrested dozens of people on Friday at the Grand Post Office, a key rallying point for protesters in the capital Algiers, witnesses and journalists said.
An AFP journalist saw a woman arrested near the post office, where security fences were erected this week in an attempt to prevent demonstrators accessing the site.