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Five Algerian billionaires arrested as part of antigraft investigation - State TV

Five Algerian billionaires have been arrested as part of an anti-graft investigation, Algerian state TV said on Monday.

The five are Issad Rebrab, considered the richest businessman in the energy-rich north African nation, and four brothers from the Kouninef family said to be close to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, it said.