Algeria outraged by wanted protester's French escape - BBC News

Amira Bouraoui, banned from leaving Algeria, makes it to France via Tunisia sparking a diplomatic row.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Amira Bouraoui is a vocal critic of the governmentBy Ahmed RouabaBBC NewsAmira Bouraoui, a key leader of 2019 mass protests that brought down Algeria's president, has escaped to France, sparking a diplomatic row.

A doctor by training, the journalist and activist was banned from leaving Algeria pending an appeal trial but was not in detention.

The holder of a French passport, she allegedly illegally went to Tunisia and then on to France with diplomatic help.

Algeria has recalled its ambassador to Paris over the affair.

The Algerian foreign ministry accused French diplomats and other personnel of participating "in the illegal and secret evacuation of an Algerian national".

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