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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The ongoing protests in Algeria over shale gas exploration have led to violence over the past weekend. According to Algeria’s Interior Ministry, 40 police officers were wounded in clashes with demonstrators on March 1 in the town of In Salah.
“The town of In-Salah saw incidents involving public order, initiated by a group of young people protesting against shale gas operations in the region,” the Ministry said in a statement.
It said the clashes “caused injuries to 40 police officers, including two who were seriously injured.”
Protesters set fire to the headquarters of the In Salah district and the residence of the district chief, as well as part of a police dormitory and a police truck.
The security forces managed to “take control of the situation and bring calm to the city,” the statement said.
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