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Aomar Ouali

An Algerian protester holds an Algerian flag as he walks in front of Police officers during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday Feb. 12, 2011. Some thousands of people defied a government ban on demonstrations and poured into the Algerian capital for a pro-democracy rally Saturday, a day after weeks of mass protests toppled Egypt's authoritarian leader. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub) (AP)

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Aomar Ouali