Friday, January 7, 2011

Riots and protests to stop the increases in the football league

ALGIERS - Algeria will not stop in the protest which began Tuesday in the wake of the recent price increases of food consumption is high. New demonstrations broke out last night in almost any country, in different districts of Algiers clashes occurred between police and protesters, who have burned cars and looted shops.

Originally, the soaring prices of basic food essentials: oil and sugar have risen last week by more than 20%. It spreads the fear of the possible lack of bread. The Algerian follow those events in Tunisia, where the effects of the economic crisis have pushed students to take to the streets.

At night, groups of youths armed with iron bars, stones and knives clashed with riot police. Same scenario as in other poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city as Bab Ezzouar, Les Annasers, Bachjarrah and center at Belcourt. Hundreds of children took to the streets in other major cities in Algeria.

In the evening were blocked all roads leading west of the country. Today, the police patrolling the main mosques in the capital where there was the traditional Friday prayers. The government responds. "We start to take control of this price crisis" and "find a solution at the beginning of next week." Here are the declarations of Algerian Minister of Trade, Mustapha Benbada, an attempt to curb the demonstrations.

After meeting with the importers of oil and sugar, Benbada, quoted by APS, said it had agreed to try to curb soaring prices. Food products "are available," added the minister, discarding the possibility that they are lacking basic necessities. The rumors of an impending shortage of bread, have fueled the protests.

Last spark of an already difficult social situation marked by high youth unemployment and housing shortages. Stop in football. In a statement posted on the web, the Algerian National Football League has announced the cancellation of all the championship matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

They were also postponed all matches of the second division league and amateur.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 3:46 PM
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