At least 15 killed in Algeria riots

Algiers - At least 15 people were killed yesterday and on Thursday in rioting in Algeria's troubled northeastern Kabylie region…

Algiers - At least 15 people were killed yesterday and on Thursday in rioting in Algeria's troubled northeastern Kabylie region, according to a toll compiled from eyewitness accounts.

Sources in the region said nine people died yesterday and six on Thursday, bringing the toll from the unrest - now in its sixth day - to at least 20 dead.

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