You can't be too careful these days.
Posted on 09/04/2023 11:15:58 AM PDT by thegagline
Algerian officials claim that “multiple” warning shots were fired before its military directly shot at a group of jet skiers who had crossed over from Morocco, killing two of them.
The deadly encounter occurred Tuesday after five jet skiers drifted into Algeria territory while exploring the waters around the Moroccan resort town of Saidia.
“Given that the maritime border area is witnessing intense activity by drug smuggling gangs and organized crime, Coast Guard members fired warning shots,” Algeria’s defense ministry said in a statement.
“After multiple attempts, shots were fired on a jet ski,” officials added.
One of the survivors, Mohamed Kissi, disputed that account of the shooting that killed his 29-year-old brother Bilal and their 40-year-old friend Abdelali Mechouar. *** The border between the African nations has been closed since 1994 and Algiers cut diplomatic ties with Rabat in 2021 after a history of tensions and mistrust in the volatile region. *** Kissi said earlier that the group of friends had been approached by an Algerian government vessel after dark, and were fired upon even after seeing they were unarmed.
“We were low on fuel for the water scooters and were drifting. In the darkness, we found ourselves in Algerian waters,” Kissi told local news site le360, according to SkyNews.
“We knew we were in Algeria because a black Algerian dinghy came towards us [and] fired at us,” he recalled, the BBC reported.
“They arrested my other friend [Snabe]. Five bullets hit my brother and my friend. My other friend was hit by a bullet,” he alleged. ***
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Not sure who is more loathsome: Jet skiers or snow boarders.
Maybe suicide attacks on cruise ships?
You can't be too careful these days.
I am okay with this practice.
“The border between the African nations has been closed since 1994 and Algiers cut diplomatic ties with Rabat in 2021 after a history of tensions and mistrust in the volatile region”
Yet they went jet-skiing there? What freaking idiots? This is truly a FAFO situation.
If only we had the huevos, pelotas, bolas, kiwis, talegas, cojones, and cojones to do that. The millions pouring in would instantly stop after two or three defensive actions like that.
Jeez… a nation policing and protecting its borders. What will they think of next.
Their border control is a lot better than ours and they’re just a dirt bag country
That shows you how screwed up Libtardism is
What and you thought you would just magickly drift back home someday? I've been stuck on my jet ski its no fun and his statement makes no sense.
Yo, Texas! Are you paying attention here?
Not only were they jet-skiing there, they were doing it at night.
It’s a start.
“Not sure who is more loathsome: Jet skiers or snow boarders.”
E-Bikers on pedestrian walkways and sidewalks.
Snow boarders may be the more loathsome narcissists but jet skiers win the disturbing the peace medal hands down.
I see that Saidia IS a resort town in Morocco, and right at the border. Sucks if they truly were out for some fun and ran out of gas. (All of them? At once??)
Oh wait - he said “low on fuel”. That would seem to be a good time to motor on back to shore.
ORV drivers have retired the trophy.
Come on. Who would want to invade Algeria? Particularly on jet skis?
OTO border control is easy there because few people want to go there
Other than the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Morocco? (None on jet skis) I can't think of anyone else.
The Barbary pirates. Thomas Jefferson built a navy and took them on. Was it corporate welfare?
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