Paris - Sixty-three people were reported injured Saturday in clashes between police and demonstrators who turned violent in central Algiers late Friday.

Algeria's state news agency APS said 23 police and some 40 demonstrators were injured when thousands protested in Martyrs Square against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Stones were thrown and shops were looted when the protest turned violent. There were further protests in other Algerian cities, the news agency said. (dpa)