Algeria army heavily guards borders with Libya

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Algeria army heavily guards borders with Libya: paper

News Date: 6th March 2011

The Algerian army has heavily deployed troops to guard the borders with Libya,

which has been swept by a two-week protest against Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year

rule, local daily el-Khabar newspaper reported on Sunday. The paper said a

military field medical unit has been sent to the borders. It said the army is

planning to heavily monitor air traffic over the Algerian cities near the

borders to prevent weapon smuggling.

Meanwhile, a lot of foreigners fleeing from the turmoil in Libya have begun

arriving in Algeria after reports that pro-Gaddafi forces started to guard exit

routes to Tunisia and Egypt.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said it is seeing fewer people arriving

at borders with Tunisia and Egypt.

Source: GNA