(Toufik Doudou/Associated Press)ALGIERS, Algeria — The Latest on the protests in Algeria (all times local):8 p.m.Police have moved in at several points around the Algerian capital, firing intense volleys of tear gas as a massive anti-government protest is drawing to an end. Friday was the eighth straight of demonstrations against Algeria’s interim leadership, and the protest was marked by a surge of violence with bottles and rocks thrown at security forces, who responded with tear gas. Clashes erupted in the central post office’s square after police fired tear gas in other parts of central Algiers. ___5 p.m.Police have moved in on a crowd in a small square in the Algerian capital, firing tear gas and what appeared to be rubber bullets after some demonstrators tossed bottles and rocks at them. An AP team saw people in Audin Square, a center for weekly protests, throwing rocks and bottles at police, who responded with tear gas then what appeared to be rubber bullets, emptying the square.

Source: Washington Post April 12, 2019 13:00 UTC