Algeria denies Libyan cars crossing Algerian-Libyan borders
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Xinhua, August 28, 2011
The Algerian Foreign Ministry denies media reports that a convoy from Libya had entered Algeria, ministry spokesperson Amar Belani told state-run APS news agency on Saturday.
"In recent months, Algeria is targeted by a flood of false information, of which the fallacy has been repeatedly proven," Belani told APS, adding "it is the same for the information disseminated by MENA agency about Mercedes vehicles that allegedly crossed the border between Algeria and Libya."
"This story has no basis of truth and we denied it categorically," Belani stressed.
Egypt's official news agency MENA reported earlier on Saturday that a total of six vehicles, which might be carrying Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi or other key figures of his toppled government, had crossed the Libyan-Algerian border Friday.
Libyan military sources were quoted by MENA as saying that six armored Mercedes bullet-proof cars entered Algeria's border town of Ghadames from Libya, without any pursuit from the rebels as the vehicles were well equipped.
This was the second time the foreign ministry denied media reports in the past few days. On Friday, Algeria denied reports that the North African state will recognize Libya's rebel National Transitional Council when the latter committed to fighting the al- Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
"Such information is thoroughly baseless" and does not reflect the Algeria's official position concerning the recent events in Libya, APS quoted Belani as saying.
The spokesperson said Friday that Algeria has, since the crisis started in Libya, adopted "strict neutrality" by refusing to interfere in the internal affairs of its neighboring country, and respecting the decision people make on the basis of national sovereignty.
