Two holidaymakers, including at least one Frenchman, were killed this week in the waters on the border of the two countries. Another is currently incarcerated in Algeria. According to the testimony of the brother of one of the two victims, they were attacked by Algerian coastguards during a jet ski ride.
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With our correspondent in Rabat, Victor Mauriat
The story was revealed by the Moroccan press, which tells the story of four young people having fun at sea on jet skis. After a day of strolling in the area of Saidia, in the northeast of the country, they would have drifted at nightfall and then found themselves in Algerian waters, according to the testimony of one of the young men, the only one to be income. This is where they were approached by Algerian coast guards. They would have indicated the direction of the Moroccan coast before opening fire on the three jet-skis which had resumed their journey.
In several videos circulating on social networks, we see the body of one of the young men floating near his machine. It would be Bilal Qissi, a 29-year-old Franco-Moroccan. According to the testimonies of his family published in particular on Facebook, he was buried Thursday August 30 in Bin Drar, in the east of the kingdom.
As for the other two victims, one of them is imprisoned in Algeria – it is another Frenchman, explains the Quai d’Orsay. The Moroccan press affirms that he was presented to a prosecutor and imprisoned. Finally, the last person is presumed dead according to the various testimonies, but his body has not been found. For the time being, neither the Moroccan authorities nor the Algerian authorities have wished to comment on the case.
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