Algeria protests France's detention of Algerian consular agent
- Algeria protested France's detention of a consular agent on Saturday.
- The detention concerns the alleged kidnapping of Amir Boukhors in France.
- French media reported three individuals, including a consular official, are under investigation.
- Algeria stated the development would damage relations; the ministry denounced a 'far-fetched argument'.
- This detention creates tension amid attempts by Macron and Tebboune to repair strained ties.
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Algeria lodges 'strong protest' after consular official indicted in France
Algeria has summoned the French ambassador to protest the arrest of an Algerian consular official on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of a TikTok influencer near Paris. It threatens to scupper a recent easing of tension between France and its former colony.
The grievor was accused of having participated in the kidnapping of Algerian influencer Amir Boukhors, who opposed the regime in April 2024.
The man is one of the people who wanted to take away, in front of his home in Val-de-Marne in April 2014, Amir Boukhors, an opponent of the Algerian regime.
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