A video clip showing individuals waving Algerian flags while gathered around Monument à la République in Paris was filmed in March 2019 when they were protesting the late Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term as Algerian president. The clip is not connected to riots across France in June-July 2023, as has been claimed online. Examples of the clip of people with Algerian flags being linked to the 2023 riots can be viewed (here) and (here). Bouteflika died on Sept 17, 2021, more than two years after his resignation following widespread street protests against his plan to seek a fifth term in office (here). The video shows a group protesting the late Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term as Algerian president in March 2019.

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Persons: Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s, Bouteflika’s, Bouteflika, Read Organizations: Reuters, Twitter, AFP Locations: Paris, France, North