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Algeria arrests 61 Moroccan nationals for alleged sabotage plot
Algerian national security services have dismantled an international criminal network composed of 61 Moroccan nationals in the Oran region. According to the Direction générale de la Sûreté nationale (DGSN), the group was allegedly planning acts of sabotage intended to undermine public order and national security.
Investigations revealed that the suspects entered Algeria via Tunis, subsequently infiltrating the country through the rugged mountainous and forested terrain of the El Kala region in the El Tarf province. From there, they traveled overland to Oran to prepare for their planned activities. The group included at least one former member of the Moroccan army.
During the operation, authorities seized Moroccan passports and various amounts of Moroccan dirhams and euros. The suspects have been presented to the public prosecutor at the specialized criminal pole in Oran. This incident occurs amid long-standing diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Morocco, which have included severed diplomatic ties and closed land borders.
Entities
Algeria · Constantine · Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale · General Directorate of National Security · Lola · Morocco · Oran · Ouargla · Regional Service for the Fight Against Organized Crime · Special Intervention Police Brigade · Tunisia
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 16 SOURCES] The group was allegedly planning acts of sabotage to undermine security and public order in Algeria. alkuwaitnews.net · alsaudi.news · www.jeune-independant.net · www.leral.net · www.tsa-algerie.com · +8 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] Police seized Moroccan passports and various amounts of Moroccan dirhams and euros during the operation. alkuwaitnews.net · alsaudi.news · www.jeune-independant.net · www.tsa-algerie.com · algeriesolidaire.net · +6 more
- [● 15 SOURCES] The suspects entered Algeria by flying to Tunis and then traveling through mountainous and forested areas in the El Kala region. alkuwaitnews.net · alsaudi.news · www.jeune-independant.net · www.leral.net · www.tsa-algerie.com · +7 more
- [● 16 SOURCES] Algerian authorities dismantled an international criminal network involving 61 Moroccan nationals. alkuwaitnews.net · alsaudi.news · www.jeune-independant.net · www.leral.net · www.tsa-algerie.com · +8 more
- [● 13 SOURCES] The 61 detainees include a former member of the Moroccan army. alsaudi.news · www.jeune-independant.net · www.leral.net · www.tsa-algerie.com · algeriesolidaire.net · +5 more