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| Algeria votes amid tight security | Algeria votes amid tight security |
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| Voting is underway in Algeria for parliamentary elections which are being held amid heavy security following a series of bomb attacks. | |
| In the latest incident, one man was killed and five people injured in an explosion in the city of Constantine. | |
| The interior minister said the blast was an "act of sabotage" against the Algerian democratic system. | The interior minister said the blast was an "act of sabotage" against the Algerian democratic system. |
| An Islamic group said it carried out suicide bombings that killed 33 people in the capital, Algiers, last month. | An Islamic group said it carried out suicide bombings that killed 33 people in the capital, Algiers, last month. |
| Voters will elect 389 members of parliament in the general election, in which more than 20 political parties are taking part. | Voters will elect 389 members of parliament in the general election, in which more than 20 political parties are taking part. |
| Islamists banned | Islamists banned |
| The BBC's Ian Pannell in Algiers says the Western-leaning government has proved a reliable ally to the West, in particular to Washington and its fight with Islamic extremism. | The BBC's Ian Pannell in Algiers says the Western-leaning government has proved a reliable ally to the West, in particular to Washington and its fight with Islamic extremism. |
| The best way of responding to this kind of attack is strong participation in the legislative elections Noureddine Yazid ZerhouniAlgerian interior minister Vote under shadow | The best way of responding to this kind of attack is strong participation in the legislative elections Noureddine Yazid ZerhouniAlgerian interior minister Vote under shadow |
| No-one imagines that these elections will have an immediate impact on these substantial issues, he adds. | No-one imagines that these elections will have an immediate impact on these substantial issues, he adds. |
| Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni said the latest bomb attack was not unexpected. | Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni said the latest bomb attack was not unexpected. |
| "We have been expecting this kind of act. It is an act of sabotage, an act against the democratic system in Algeria," he said. | "We have been expecting this kind of act. It is an act of sabotage, an act against the democratic system in Algeria," he said. |
| "The best way of responding to this kind of attack is strong participation in the legislative elections." | "The best way of responding to this kind of attack is strong participation in the legislative elections." |
| Our correspondent says some in the international community say Algeria has the potential to be a role model for the wider Arab world. | Our correspondent says some in the international community say Algeria has the potential to be a role model for the wider Arab world. |
| President Abdelaziz Bouteflika launched a programme of national reconciliation in 2005, following years of a violent Islamist insurgency. | President Abdelaziz Bouteflika launched a programme of national reconciliation in 2005, following years of a violent Islamist insurgency. |
| The Islamists are still banned from politics, but a militants have called on Algerians to boycott the polls. | The Islamists are still banned from politics, but a militants have called on Algerians to boycott the polls. |