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The Algerian security forces have sent hundreds of officers to the southern town of Berriane to end three days of fighting between Arabs and Berbers. | The Algerian security forces have sent hundreds of officers to the southern town of Berriane to end three days of fighting between Arabs and Berbers. |
Two people have reportedly been killed in clashes between rival gangs of hooded young men in the Saharan town. | Two people have reportedly been killed in clashes between rival gangs of hooded young men in the Saharan town. |
A number of homes and shops have been petrol-bombed. | A number of homes and shops have been petrol-bombed. |
Correspondents say long-running tensions between Arabs and Berbers in Algeria have been worsened by high unemployment and a shortage of housing. | Correspondents say long-running tensions between Arabs and Berbers in Algeria have been worsened by high unemployment and a shortage of housing. |
"The town is in turmoil, but it is controllable," provincial governor Yahia Fehim told Reuters news agency. | "The town is in turmoil, but it is controllable," provincial governor Yahia Fehim told Reuters news agency. |
Ethnic Berbers claim to pre-date the Arabs, who now account for the majority in Algeria, and are concentrated in two provinces of the north-eastern Kabylie region. | Ethnic Berbers claim to pre-date the Arabs, who now account for the majority in Algeria, and are concentrated in two provinces of the north-eastern Kabylie region. |
According to varying estimates, they account for between a third and a fifth of Algeria's population of 30 million, and they have campaigned for greater rights since the country won independence from France in 1962. | According to varying estimates, they account for between a third and a fifth of Algeria's population of 30 million, and they have campaigned for greater rights since the country won independence from France in 1962. |
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