Hundreds of Thousands March Against Algeria’s Bouteflika

Hundreds of Thousands March Against Algeria’s Bouteflika
People carry national flags and banners during a protest to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Algeria on March 29, 2019. Ramzi Boudina/Reuters
Reuters
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ALGIERS—Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Algiers on March 29 to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in the biggest demonstration since unrest erupted six weeks ago.

In at least one location, a Reuters correspondent saw police opening fire with tear gas and rubber bullets, and chasing and beating demonstrators after youths hurled stones at them.