source: Le Soir d'Algerie
actor1: Rioters (Algeria)
actor2: N/A
location: Blida
notes: On 9 Jan 2019, slum dwellers in Beni Azza locality on the outskirts of Blida blocked rail traffic between Algiers and El Affroun in protest against their living conditions. The blockade was intended to put pressure on authorities to transfer them into decent housing. Fires were lit in the area.