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French minister accuses Algeria of 'aggression' in deportation standoff

The Algerian and French flags fly in the Algerian capital Algiers in 2022. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

France does not want "war with Algeria" but the North African nation is "aggressing" France by refusing to accept deportees, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Wednesday.

"We are not bellicose, we do not want war with Algeria. It is Algeria that is aggressing us," Retailleau told Sud Radio.

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