Algeria-France tensions escalate over kidnapping indictments
Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 48 hours, with France willing to take immediate reprisals should this be carried out.
According to The European Conservative, the action has been taken in retaliation for France’s indictment of three suspected Algerian agents who kidnapped Amir DZ, an Algerian dissident, on French soil in April 2024.
Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France has encouraged the Algerian government to end the deportations as the 12 embassy staff have no relation to the kidnapping case.
The European Conservative
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