Algeria has decided to review its relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of hostile acts. It follows an investigation into the killing of man falsely accused of starting wildfires.<br />''<br />''The repeated hostile acts committed by Morocco against Algeria require a review of our relations and the intensification of border controls, the Algerian president's office said in a statement.<br />''<br />''The decision was made in a meeting of the High Security Council assessing the damage caused by huge wildfires that hit the country. The authorities have concluded the majority were "criminal acts".<br />''<br />''They accuse Morocco of "backing" a separatist group suspected of being involved in criminal activity in the Kabylie region, including the killing of a man falsely accused of starting forest fires.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">The Algerian police investigating the killing of Djamel Bensmail by a mob in the province of Tizi Ouzou have released a video of suspects confessing to the crime and to being members of a separatist group.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 19, 2021 6:03 PM
Algeria decides to review its relations with Morocco, accusing its neighbour of hostile acts