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Algeria police chief shot dead Algeria's 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, officials 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, the interior ministry said. He was killed by a colleague during a regular morning meeting in the police headquarters in front of several witnesses, the interior ministry said.
The alleged killer was a fellow police officer who had an argument with the police chief, the ministry added. The alleged killer was seized with what the ministry called an attack of madness and shot Col Tounsi before turning the gun on himself.
He is now in hospital under custody after trying to kill himself after the shooting, news agencies reported. He was now in hospital with severe injuries, the ministry said.
A judicial inquiry into the circumstances of the shooting has been opened.
Mr Tounsi was closely involved in Algeria's fight against militants, analysts say.