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Fundamentalists attack security forces in Algeria : Two injured
ALGIERS. Feb 17: Islamic militants attacked security forces Sunday wounding two Kndarmcs. as Head of Stale ihamed Boudiaf declared Algeria had avoided civil war and revealed a five-point plan to rescue tlic ailing economy, reports AFP.
The two gendarmes were wounded In the Southeast Algiers suburb of BarakI by machine-pistol fire, the official news agency APS said. Three people were being hunted for the attack.
A few hours earlier a man on a motorcycle opened ftre on soldiers guarding the treasury building in central Algiers, but
caused no casualties. He was arrested after crashing his motorcycle at an nearby bus station, witnesses said.
Since Friday, which saw eight people die. Several wounded and more than 100 arrests in various incidents across the country, the security forces have been combing the Algerian capital, guns at the ready.
They arc. hunting down extremist fundamentalists supporting the opposition Islamic Salvation Front (ISF). In particular the so-called Afghanis who fought with Mujahideen rebels in Afghanistan. The authorities accuse them of gun-
ning down 10 policemen and three gendarmes in the past 10 days or so.
Colleagues buried a policeman Sunday on tlic heights of Bab El-Oued In western Algiers as about 100 armed riot police stood guard, some of them taking up sharp shtxtling positions on nearby rooftops.
Boudiaf told a news conference that new government's economic plan hinged on bringing In foreign investment, encouraging small and medium business, and meeting social needs such as providing housing. guaranteeing supplies and maintaining the country*' infrastructure.
The government also planned to clear the debts of state companies und promote rural development, he said.
Government sources estimated that around 400 billion dinars (200 million dollars) would be needed lo pay off the debts of nationalised companies.
The transition to a market economy and liberalisation of the economy will continue he said. There woukl be no return to the planned economy of the National Liberation Front's three decades of Single-Party rule.
He told foreign journalists al the Presidential headquar-
ters that they had expected the country to plunge into civil war bul wc have avoided the worst
Boudiaf. 72. heads the military-backed high state council which took power last month after the resignation of President Chadli Bcndjcdld on January 11. Il cancelled a general election the ISF was poised to win. and declared a state of emergency last Sunday.
Boudiaf ruled out rescheduling 'the country's 25 billion dollar foreign debt, but said that Algeria would honour Its commitments and continue its policy of seeking what he called the rcproftllng of its
debt.
He was optimistic that Algeria would receive a 1.5 billion dollar loan being negotiated by Frances' credit lyon-nals with 240 French. American, Japanese and American banks.
The US bank, bankers bust. Is blocking the deal. Algerian bank sources say the reasons arc more commercial than political
Prime Minister Ski Ahmed Ghozali drew up the economic recovery plan, which includes opening up the country's oil reserves lo foArign investors In 'a bid in bring In up to eight billion dollars.