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Jet ski tourists from Morocco shot dead off coast of Algeria
The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis.
They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia.
A third member of the group was arrested by the coastguard which patrol the two states' closed border.
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Mr Kissi denied the group had tried to escape when they were discovered by the coastguard, telling local media that his brother had tried talking to officials before he was shot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66678886
They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia.
A third member of the group was arrested by the coastguard which patrol the two states' closed border.
...
Mr Kissi denied the group had tried to escape when they were discovered by the coastguard, telling local media that his brother had tried talking to officials before he was shot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66678886
They had run out of fuel - they weren't even in a position to escape. The bad relations between Morocco and Algeria seem to be because of Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara - not a security problem at their common border.
