France on Friday confirmed one of its citizens had been killed and another jailed in Algeria, a day after media reports said two tourists were shot dead by coastguards.
French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre told reporters, “We have learned of the death of one of our citizens and the imprisonment of another citizen in Algeria,” stressing that the Crisis and Support Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in Morocco and Algeria are in close contact with the citizens’ families.
She also confirmed that France is in contact with the Moroccan and Algerian authorities and that the prosecution has been notified, adding, “Justice must shed light on the circumstances of this tragedy.”
Source: Kuwait News Agency