France is closely watching the anti-government protests in former colony Algeria...
PARIS - France is closely watching the anti-government protests in former colony Algeria, but it is for Algerians to decide their future, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday.
Late on Tuesday, Algerian war veterans said the protesters demanding ailing Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power had legitimate concerns and urged all citizens to demonstrate, in another sign of cracks in the ruling elite. If the situation degenerated markedly, French officials would fear an influx of refugees or illegal migrants, as well as a security crisis in a region already destabilized by Islamist militants.
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