Algeria is holding an elaborate military funeral for the general who was the de facto ruler of the gas-rich country amid political turmoil throughout this year.Crowds packed the route of the funeral cortege to pay homage to Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, who was chief of the armed forces. Some people ran alongside the military vehicles and some waved Algerian flags.Gaid Salah died unexpectedly after a heart attack, plunging Algeria into new uncertainty after 10 months of pro-democracy protests.
