France Rejects Algerian Plot Claims After Ambassador Summoned

Phil Serafino and Salah Slimani

15 December 2024 at 2:47 pm·1-min read

(Bloomberg) -- France dismissed allegations by Algeria it was involved in attempts to destabilize the North African country after authorities in Algiers summoned the French ambassador to reprimand him.

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