Many people in Morocco are very angry because two tourists were shot and killed by coastguards in Algeria. The tourists had accidentally gone into Algerian waters while riding their jet skis.
The men were all from France and Morocco. There were four of them and they got lost after leaving from the Saidia resort in Morocco.
On social media, people from Morocco are asking for the coastguards to be punished.
The government in Rabat has chosen not to say anything about it yet, saying that it’s something for the courts to handle.
Algeria has not made any official statements.
The line dividing the two countries has caused a lot of problems and disagreements for many years.
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Moroccan outrage over fatalities on jet skis in Algerian waters
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Migrant paraglides over Morocco border into Spain
Social media video from Spain appears to show a novel method of transport for African migrants trying to enter the European Union.
On Thursday evening, a paraglider drifted over the border fence that separates Morocco from the Spanish territory of Melilla.
Spanish police have not caught or identified the illegal entrant.
Security forces in Spain’s enclaves in North Africa have frequently had to deter large groups of migrants trying to climb over fences, swim onto beaches or walk round at low-tide.
Source: BBC