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Algerian President Returns Home After Receiving Treatment in Paris Hospital

Suffered a a mini-stroke in April

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President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has flown home after nearly three months of medical treatment at a hospital in Paris.

The 76-year-old arrived at a military airport in Algeria after a two-hour flight, officials say.

Mr Bouteflika, who has led the gas-rich North African state for a decade, went to Paris after a mini-stroke in April.