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Algeria police chief 'shot dead' Algeria police chief shot dead
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The chief of Algeria's national police force, Ali Tounsi, has been shot dead in the capital, Algiers, reports say. The chief of Algeria's national police force, Ali Tounsi, has been shot dead in the capital, Algiers, officials say.
The shooting took place during a regular morning meeting in the police headquarters in front of a number of witnesses, correspondents say. The shooting took place during a regular morning meeting in the police headquarters in front of a number of witnesses, the interior ministry said.
The alleged killer was reportedly a fellow police officer. The alleged killer was a fellow police officer who had an argument with the police chief, the ministry added.
He then tried to take his own life but was seriously wounded in the attempt and is now under arrest at an Algiers hospital, say news agency reports. He is now in hospital under custody after trying to kill himself after the shooting, news agencies reported.