Algerian authorities have temporarily blocked
access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to try to stop cheats
posting high school exam papers online, state media reported.
Tens of thousands of high school students were
retaking part of their baccalaureate exams after details were
shared over
social media.
"The cut in social media is directly related to the partial
baccalaureate exams that are taking place on Sunday," an official source
told the APS state news agency.
"This is to protect students from the
publication of false papers for these exams."
Access to the internet through the 3G mobile network also
appeared to be disrupted on Sunday.
Earlier this month, authorities said police arrested dozens
of people, including officials working in national education offices and
printers, as part of an investigation into how parts of the 2016 high school
exams were leaked onto social media.
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