Algeria war veterans back protests demanding end to Bouteflika’s rule

By Lamine Chikhi and Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian independence war veterans said protesters demanding ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down after 20 years in power had legitimate concerns and they urged all citizens to demonstrate - another sign of cracks in the ruling elite. The unrest poses the biggest challenge yet to Bouteflika and his inner circle which includes members of the military, intelligence services and businessmen. "It is the duty of Algerian society in all its segments to take to the streets," the influential National Organisation of Mujahideen - veterans like Bouteflika of the 1954-1962 war of independence against France - said late on Tuesday

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