Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque

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Algeria inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline Sunday after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns. Host Marco Werman has more.

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