Algeria says expulsion of French diplomats is response to arrest of consular official – Middle East Monitor

Algeria’s decision to expel 12 French diplomats from the country came in response to last week’s arrest of an Algerian consular official by the French security forces, the Foreign Ministry in Algiers said on Monday.

The ministry defended its “sovereign” decision to expel the French diplomats, blaming French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau for his infringement of Algerian sovereignty and the resurgence of the diplomatic crisis between the two…