Many wounded in clashes between Algerians and Africans southern Algeria
Photo: Echorouk
Dozens of residents in Ouergla, southenr Algeria, popular neighborhood entered, on Saturday, in violent clashes with Africans who are residing in the region, against the backdrop of the killing of one of their relatives from Ben Sayeh family by an African refugee from Mali, in his farm in Hassi Lefhal in Ghardaia (southern Algeria), who lives in a warehouse with other refugees that was given to them by authorities in front of the university residence of girls, where violent clashes erupted between the two sides, which led to intervention of the security forces to disperse them with great difficulty.
On Thursday night to Friday, residents of Mekhadma neighborhood, went to the shelter where African refugees live, to avenge murder of one of their relatives, Mouhamed Ben Sayeh, 33 in his farm in Hassi Lafhal, Ghardaia, where he was subject to several fatal stab wounds by a dagger, then clashes started between the two parties, as various types of weapons, including sticks, poles, ferrous metals and stones were used in order to expel African refugees from the region
Anti-riot police intervened to disperse them with great difficulty for several hours after using tear gas and removing African refugees to another place, so as confrontations will not be renewed again, while some wise people of the region intervened to soothe the souls and persuade youth to return to their homes, before someone will get killed, especially as the clashes recorded many injuries among Africans who were taken to the public hospital of Mohammed Boudiaf in Ouergla to receive first aid.
Incident recorded many injuries among people of the area due to crimes of these African refugees like kids kidnap, theft, prostitution, as medical services also recorded in recent years, some of the new diseases, therefor, the civil society in Ouergla asked for the need to take the necessary legal actions against those Africans refugees through deporting them to their countries of origin.
According to several identical sources, citizens have found in the end of last week, the owner of a farm to plant seasonal vegetables found a dead body that is located at about 3 km from the municipality of Hassi Lefhal headquarters, southern Ghardaia, as the matter comes to a young man, 33, who was stabbed by a dagger in his farm by two Africans from Mali.