Casablanca - Violent clashes between Algerian police and protesters in a small village near Tizi-Ouzou in Kabylie took place on Friday November 4 after several days of discontent surrounding the lack of social housing.

Casablanca – Violent clashes between Algerian police and protesters in a small village near Tizi-Ouzou in Kabylie took place on Friday November 4 after several days of discontent surrounding the lack of social housing.

Protesters rallied to protest and asking for social housing in front of the local police station, as reported by Le360. Police responded by using tear gas against the protesters, leading to even more violence.

“The situation was already tense for the past two days in this area where a lot of people are unhappy after a list of those who would benefit from social housing was released,” states the TSA, an Algerian news site.

TSA also added that the violence had doubled by nighttime and that a garbage truck had allegedly been set on fire.

This isn’t the first time Kabylie experiences violent protests like the one that took place last night between police forces and protesters.

In 2014, Tizi-Ouzou witnessed another violent police versus protester show-off after protesters were attempting to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the “Berber Spring,” a 1980 movement which demanded the recognition of Berber identity in Algeria. Police had responded with tear gas in that incident as well.