Tourists shot dead after straying from Morocco into Algeria on jet skis

People attend the funeral of Bilal Kissi, one of the tourists killed by the Algerian coast guard, in Saidia, Morocco. Photo: AP

Dean Grey
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Two tourists were shot dead after they strayed across the maritime border between Algeria and Morocco while jet skiing, according to local media reports.

Algeria and Morocco had closed off their borders in 1994 and do not share good diplomatic relations as they are embroiled in a border dispute.