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1 Dead and 17 wounded in tribal festivities in Ghardaia
2008-03-22
At least 1 people has met his fate and 17 wounded, including 2 seriously injured in riots erupted between fanatic tribal groups in Beriane town, 550km south Ghardaia, southern province. Dozens of commercial shops have been burned in the clashes. According to eye witnesses, the riots broken out after skirmish opposing some young people while celebrating the ProphetÂ’s Anniversary (May his drip clear up), these confrontations lasted till 4: am. The National Gendarmerie and police forces have managed to ease the tensions, but the situation has worsened during the week end, turning the town into a hell.

Thanks to a great number of National Gendarmerie and Police forces, Beriane town has got back its usual calm. The province security commission, headed by the Prefect, has decided last weekend convening hundreds of National Gendarmerie and Police riot forces, which has set up checkpoints at the townÂ’s accesses. By yesterday morning, the town has recovered it calm, unless some insignificant skirmishes persisted, while the province Prefect has gathered several meetings attended by the regionÂ’s senior citizens, along the week end, at the aim to bring the calm back to the usual very calm Saharan town, Beriane.
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