Million protest against Algeria's Bouteflika

ALGIERS - About one million people took to the streets of Algiers on Friday to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, police officers at the scene said, in the biggest demonstration since unrest erupted six weeks ago.The protests have been largely peaceful but have put pressure on the army to stabilise the country. In at least one location, police opened fire with tear gas after youths hurled stones at them, a Reuters journalist said.

“We have only one word to say today, all the gang must go immediately, game over,” said Ali, a merchant, as other protesters shouted, “the people want the fall of the regime”. Key allies have deserted the head of state, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013 and now faces the biggest crisis of his 20-year-old rule.Protesters have ambitious demands in a country long- dominated by veterans of the 1954-1962 independence war against France, now seen by many Algerians as too old and out of touch.

In the latest blow to Bouteflika, one of his few remaining influential supporters, leading businessman Ali Haddad, resigned as head of the influential FCE business forum. His resignation letter was seen by Reuters.

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