Why France Expelled 12 Algerian officials as Tensions Escalate

Why France Expelled 12 Algerian Officials As Tensions Escalate France has expelled 12 Algerian diplomatic officials in a “symmetrically” calibrated response.

- PT News

This came a day after Algeria expelled the same number of French officials following the arrest of an Algerian consular employee reportedly linked to the kidnapping of a political influencer. While the arrest served as the immediate flashpoint, diplomatic tensions between the two countries have been simmering for months. Three Algerian nation-als were recently arrested by French authorities and charged with “kid-napping or arbitrary detention... in connection with a terrorist undertaking,” CNN reported. The case involves Amir Boukhors, a political influencer and critic of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Mr Boukhors, who posts on TikTok as Amir DZ and has lived in France since 2016, was abducted outside his home near Paris in April. Mr Boukhors was handcuffed and abducted by four men outside his home in Val-de-Marne, south of P