Algerian authorities have expelled 12 French diplomats

The Algerian authorities have issued a demand to 12 employees of the French Embassy to leave the country within two days. This was announced on April 14 by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud.

"The Algerian authorities have demanded that 12 of our employees leave the country within 48 hours," Le Figaro newspaper quoted the minister as saying.

It is noted that Algeria's decision was made against the background of deteriorating bilateral relations between the two countries. Barro said that the Algerian authorities were acting unreasonably and demanded that these measures be lifted, otherwise Paris would act in a mirror manner.

According to media reports, we are talking about diplomatic and administrative staff of the embassy who have links with the French Interior Ministry. Barraud explained that the reason for their expulsion was the detention in France of three Algerian citizens who are suspected of committing serious offenses.Газета.Ru ".

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On February 22, French Interior Minister Bruno Retaio reported that the agency had sent 10 requests to the Algerian consulate in order to expel a criminal who attacked people with a knife in Mulhouse, as a result of which three people were injured. The attacker was previously included in the list of persons accused of "radicalization of a terrorist nature." He noted that the French services had contacted the Algerian consulate, but it had never accepted back people born in Algeria. Against this background, France could take "a number of measures" for refusing to accept this man and its other deported citizens, warned Retaio.