The Algerian navy on Saturday shot dead a Moroccan migrant, and three unidentified others who were attempting to cross to Spanish coasts from north-west Algeria.
Faouzia Bakoush, 30, died while sustaining a fatal gun shot from the Algeria navy who had been trying to stop the boat from advancing into Spanish waters.
Her family in Ahfir, east of Morocco, confirmed her death.
The spokesperson for AMDH Nador, Omar Naji told Hespress that the shooting came after the Zodiac refused to comply with the instructions of the Algerian authorities.
Three other migrants died, said Naji, who considered the shooting an offence against human rights.
Bakoush’s corpse is currently still in Algeria, awaiting the completion of administrative procedures.
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