More than 100 people wounded in riots in Algerian capital Algiers

More than 100 people were injured in clashes in theAlgerian capital that resulted from mass protests against ailingPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in office,medical sources said on Saturday.Some were wounded by stones and rubber bullets while others sufferedfrom suffocation as a result of tear gas fired by security forces onFriday, the sources at Mustapha Pacha hospital in Algiers said.Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Algiersfor the third Friday running to demonstrate against Bouteflika'sre-election bid. Large protests were held in the provinces of Batna,Bouira, Skikda and M'Sila, local media reported. Some 195 people were detained on Friday by security forces, accordingto the Directorate of the National Security, which added that 112police officers had been injured during the protests.Since suffering a stroke in 2013, Bouteflika has been rarely seen inpublic. The wheelchair-bound president travelled to Switzerland onFebruary 24 for medical check-ups.