21.   Islamic Salvation Front leaders in Europe were not affected by the roundup, according to Abdeldrim Ould Adda, spokesman for the banned Algerian party.

22.   Islamic Salvation Front leaders in Europe were not affected by the roundup, according to Abdelkrim Ould Adda, spokesman for the banned Algerian party.

23.   Last week, the government announced it was making contacts with leaders of banned political parties, including el-Mahdi, in a move toward reconciliation.

24.   Meanwhile, the leader of a banned Islamic fundamentalist party became a free man Tuesday, five years after he was imprisoned without trial.

25.   On Wednesday, four police from the northeastern steel town Anshan traveled to Beijing and detained Zha Jianguo, another dissident active in the banned party.

26.   The agreement provided for the legalization of banned political parties following the public declaration by the UTO that it had disbanded its armed wing.

27.   The banned parties include the National Democratic Union and the Democratic Party.

28.   The banned party has distanced itself from the random killings of civilians, which are blamed mainly on the rival Armed Islamic Group.

29.   The four banned parties were fielding only seven candidates in municipal elections.

30.   The Rome accord, rejected by authorities, calls for the liberation of fundamentalists from prison and rehabilitation of the banned party.