Relatives of tourists shot in Algeria to file action in France—lawyers

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PARIS—The family of two tourists, one of French-Moroccan nationality, allegedly shot dead last week by the Algerian coastguard are to

The two tourists died after straying on their jet-skis from Moroccan waters into Algerian territory.

They are accusing the Algerian authorities of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, the hijacking of a vessel and failure to assist a person in danger. “That is why, in the face of the silence of the Algerian authorities, on whose territory the killings took place, they have no other choice but to turn to the French courts…” the statement added.

The brother of one of the men killed, who was with the group when the shootings happened, had told news websites the group accidentally strayed into Algerian waters after setting out from a Morocco beach.

 

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