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Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by gwaihir@discuss.tchncs.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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„The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis.“

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They can't distinguish someone stranded on a jet ski with no gas, signaling for help from a pirate/enemy???

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were just excited to have a chance to use their guns

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Jump down the shelters to get away
The boys are cocking up their guns
Tell us, general, is it party time?
If it is, can we all come?

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

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The shooting sparked anger in Morocco after a fisherman posted footage of a lifeless body floating in the sea.

Mohamed Kissi was the only one of the group of four to make it back to Morocco, AFP news agency reports, quoting Moroccan media.

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.

The man arrested by the Algerian coastguard, named as Smail Snabe, reportedly appeared before a prosecutor on Wednesday but no details were given.

The two nations share a border nearly 2,000km (1,242 miles) long which has been a source of tension since independence from French colonial rule.

It was closed in 1994 for security reasons after Islamist militants bombed a hotel in the historic Moroccan city of Marrakesh.

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