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Summary:Algeria's Head of State Mohamed Boudiaf, whose appointment six months ago blocked a Moslem fundamentalist election victory in the country, was assassinated on June 29. Gunmen opened fire as he spoke during the inauguration of a cultural centre in the town of Annaba, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Algiers, the capital.
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Location:ALGERIA ANNABA
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