51.   Algerian authorities blamed the violence on rowdy youths and not on political grounds.

52.   Algerian authorities did not comment on the reported meeting.

53.   Algerian authorities had no immediate reaction, and did not try to stop the young men.

54.   Algerian authorities have found six bodies in an orchard on the outskirts of Algiers and suspect they were killed by Islamic militants, newspapers reported Thursday.

55.   Algerian authorities have maintained a policy of silence over casualties since the start of the insurgency.

56.   Algerian authorities have said they were close to securing the release of the passengers and half the crew, but that the pilot rejected the proposal.

57.   Algerian authorities launched a security crackdown Sunday aimed at preventing attacks ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan that begins in three days.

58.   Algerian authorities only rarely issue visas to foreign journalists.

59.   Asked about the possibility that Algeria would seek to buy military equipment, Fatchett said he expected that Algerian authorities would ask the EU to discuss counter-terrorism measures.

60.   At the beginning of this year, Algerian authorities closed most of the entrances to the tunnels and to the sewer network.