| [Maghrebia] Algerian police and National Gendarmerie officials will launch a formal inquiry Wednesday (April 29th) into recent sectarian clashes between Maliki and Ibadi youth in Ghardaia province, Echorouk reported. Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia will supervise the security commission and submit a final report to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The inquiry follows an April 20th visit to Berriane by Algerian National Police Chief Ali Tounsi and other government officials. On April 16th -- less than two weeks after local elders signed a reconciliation statement -- violence resumed in Oued M'zab, injuring some 20 people and destroying several homes. |