ALGIERS, Algeria April 5 —
A guard at the U.S. Embassy in Algiers fired his handgun into the
air several times Saturday before he was overpowered by other
guards, the country's official news agency reported. No one was
hurt.
The guard, identified only as Mesaoud B., an Algerian national,
was turned over to security forces and sent for psychological
testing, APS reported, citing sources in the North African nation's
security service.
There was no immediate explanation for his actions and no one at
the embassy was available to comment after office hours.
Security at the embassy was reinforced at the start of the
U.S.-led war against Iraq.
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