Minister of National Solidarity and Family and Algerian Communities Abroad Djamal Ould Abbas of Algeria

Some of the visiting dignitaries were nearly squashed in the stampede, and Labour and Solidarity Minister Djamal Ould Abbas was heard shouting out "Let him through, let him through.

The three-time FIFA World Player of the Year will stay four days in Algeria, government minister Djamal Ould Abbas said on Saturday.