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Two tourists shot dead after ‘taking wrong turn’ while jet skiing in Morocco

Two tourists were shot dead when they took a wrong turn on their jet skis while on vacation (Image: Getty) Two jet-ski vacationers in Morocco met a tragic fate when the Algerian coastguard fatally shot them after accidentally crossing the maritime border. The victims, Bilal Kissi and Abdelali Merchouer, held dual French-Moroccan nationality. Their ill-fated journey took a tragic turn as they veered off course near Saidia, a beach resort on Morocco’s northeastern coast, as reported by Le360 news website, citing an eyewitness. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to Daily Express US . “We got lost but we kept going until we found ourselves in Algeria,” Mohamed Kissi, the brother of the young man who died, was quoted as saying by the Moroccan website Al Omk. He said: “We knew we were in Algeria because a black Algerian dinghy came towards us and those on board fired at us. “Thank God I wasn’t hit, but they killed my brother and my friend. They arrested my other friend. “Five bullets hit my brother and my friend. My other friend was hit by a bullet.” He said they had got lost and ran out of fuel, before adding that he was picked up by the Moroccan navy who took him back to the Saidia marina. Kissi’s cousin, Abdelkarim Kissi, who is an actor, has urged Moroccan authorities to take the case to international courts. The group of four tourists faced Algeria’s coastguard after taking a wrong turn while skiing at the beach resort of Saidia on Morocco’s northeastern tip, according to local news website Le360. One among them, also a French-Moroccan national, was arrested by the Algerian coastguard and was taken to a court on Wednesday, the report said. The man, Smail Snabe, appeared before a prosecutor on the same day. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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