Franco-Moroccans murdered in Algeria: France reacts

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Franco-Moroccans murdered in Algeria: France reacts

After Morocco announced the opening of an investigation, following the assassination by Algerian coast guards of two Franco-Moroccans, lost at sea aboard their jet skis, France announces that it has seized the Prosecutor’s Office.

On Tuesday, two Franco-Moroccans among a group of four Franco-Moroccans, who were jet skiing in Saïdia, a very popular seaside resort located just a few cables from the maritime border with Algeria, were killed by the Algerian coast guards. Information confirmed this Friday by France, which mentions the death of a French citizen and "the incarceration of another compatriot in Algeria in an incident involving several of our nationals". The French diplomacy will specify that it is the death of only one national, without providing further information. "The crisis and support center of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and our embassies in Morocco and Algeria are in close contact with the families of our citizens, to whom we provide all our support," it spec