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Algerian voters back peace plan

October 01, 2005

Algeria - Algerians have overwhelmingly approved a government peace plan aimed at ending a decade-long civil war that left about 100,000 dead.

More than 97% of voters in Thursday's referendum backed a plan to grant amnesty to many Islamic militants, the interior minister said.

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