Algeria blames Israel, Morocco for deadly wildfires
The Algerian president's office said two groups were responsible for starting the fires, one of which Algeria accused of receiving support from Israel and Morocco.
Algeria blamed the deadly fires raging across the country on two groups it considers terrorist organizations, one of which Algiers accused of links to Israel and Morocco.
Algerian officials have previously said the wildfires that erupted earlier this month were the work of arsonists and on Wednesday, the president’s office announced the arrest of 22 people accused of involvement.
A statement said the suspects were linked to either the Islamist Rashad group or MAK, a separatist movement in Algeria’s Kabylie region. Both are designated as terrorist organizations by the North African country.
The president’s office said MAK “gets support and help from foreign parties, particularly Morocco and the Zionist entity.”
