I still don’t have a clear answer about a return. The good news is that they seem to understand the question! One way or another, we’ll know something soon.
In the meantime, I have a (very little) bit of info about the overall security in Algiers.
The Point patrols continued throughout the night, and the people I talked to this morning are feeling much safer. As a result, I’ve asked for some reconnaisance, (only if it can happen safely), into other parts of Algiers. They’re starting to feed back some much-needed info:
- They say the military presence extends down General Meyer, at least to Kabel, and things looked pretty quiet to there from the Point. (That’s as far as they went.)
- However, for those thinking of coming into Algiers from Jefferson Parish…. somebody went toward Gretna, and that is not a permeable barrier. There are barricades at the Parish line, and they are guarding with shotguns.
More soon…
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