BOUMERDES, Algeria - Algerians relaxing at the seaside are more concerned by the rising cost of meat and vegetables at the start of Ramadan than security.
"Security is far from being our main concern," says Abdelalik, sat with his wife at a seafront cafe in Boumerdes, an hour's drive from Algiers.
"I'm mostly concerned about making it to the end of the month, with Ramadan coming and the start of the school year" set for September 13, he says.
Prices of fruit, vegetables and meat all "go up every year during Ramadan," Abdelalik says.
There are 1.2 million disadvantaged families getting help from the state this year.
"Security? That's a funny question. We don't even give it a thought," says a youth, on his way to the town's vast, parasol-spotted beach with three friends.
They walk away from further questions, preferring to make the most of the Mediterranean waters ahead of Ramadan.
Police are omnipresent on main roads, setting up checkpoints along avenues in Boumerdes which is enjoying a real estate boom.
The traffic jams are hellish and resorts along the coast have had their "No Vacancy" signs out since the start of the summer holiday season.
Right up to the last day before Ramadan, families relax in the shade of parasols on one of the beaches at Tigzirt, near Tizi Ouzou.
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