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Algeria arrests 61 Moroccans over alleged sabotage plans
Algerian authorities say they arrested 61 Moroccan nationals earlier in October on suspicion of planning acts of sabotage.
The group included a former Moroccan army soldier, according to Algeria’s General Directorate of National Security.
Authorities said the suspects entered Algeria from Tunisia by mountain trails.
They described the group as an international Moroccan criminal network but did not explain what the alleged plans involved.
The arrests come amid longstanding tensions between Algeria and Morocco.
Their shared land border has been closed since 1994, and Algeria severed diplomatic relations in 2021.
The countries also disagree over Western Sahara: Morocco controls much of the territory, while Algeria supports the Polisario Front and its call for self-determination.
No further steps in the case were reported.
Algerian authorities said they had arrested 61 Moroccan nationals on suspicion of planning acts of sabotage.
The arrests took place earlier in October, and the announcement was made on October 11.
The General Directorate of National Security said the suspects included a former Moroccan army soldier.
Authorities said the suspects entered Algeria from Tunisia via mountain trails but gave no details of the alleged plots.
The arrests come amid longstanding tensions between Algeria and Morocco.
- Who
- Algerian authorities arrested 61 Moroccan nationals, including a former Moroccan army soldier.
- What
- They were suspected of planning acts of sabotage.
- When
- Earlier in October; the arrests were announced on October 11.
- Where
- Algeria. Authorities said the suspects entered via mountain trails from Tunisia.
- Why
- They were suspected of preparing acts of sabotage that could undermine security and public order.
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were preparing to commit acts of sabotage undermining security and public order
an international Moroccan criminal network
Algerian authorities arrested 61 Moroccan nationals on suspicion of planning acts of sabotage.
Algerian authorities announced the arrests.
- Arrests
- 61 Moroccan nationals
- Announcement
- October 11
- Alleged route
- Mountain trails from Tunisia into Algeria
- Regional context
- Algeria and Morocco severed diplomatic relations in 2021
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