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Algeria's Hirak marches on in the face of official warnings

Algeria’s predominantly young protesters have proven resistant to any attempt to hijack their cause and bend it to any end but their own.
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For the 18th consecutive Friday, Algeria’s protesters gathered in the thousands, calling for the exit of the regime they see as having enriched itself at the country’s expense.

In a potential indication of the hardening mood of the regime toward protesters, Army chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, who has emerged as the country’s de facto leader ahead of interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, termed anyone opposing the army “enemies of Algeria.”

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