ALGIERS (AP) - Youths burned buildings and threw stones at police Wednesday night in the popular district of Bab el-Oued, Algiers, leaving vent their anger against chronic unemployment affecting them and the recent price increases of essential commodities.
Police officers patrolled the neighborhood Thursday in which tensions remained palpable. Wednesday night, a police station and a mobile phone shop were burned.
These days, milk, sugar and flour have increased. Young Algerians are increasingly dissatisfied with the unequal distribution of wealth of their country.
Some admit to having been inspired by their neighbors Tunisian protest in recent weeks against unemployment. These violent protests left at least three dead. AP
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