People hold Algerian flags on January 22 [Getty Images]

People hold Algerian flags on January 22, 2011 in Marseille, southern France, in support of local pro-democracy demonstrations in Algeria. The Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH) said today the blanket government ban on peaceful protest could cause a social explosion in the North African country, eight days after ousted leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia following violent street protests. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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