France threatened on Friday to "retaliate" if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot threatened restrictions to visas or development aid,

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of "trying to humiliate France" after the North African country refused to admit one of its nationals who was being deported.

France threatened on Friday to “retaliate” if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence. Tensions between France and its former colony mounted after Algeria on Thursday sent back a suspect who had been arrested and expelled for a video posted on

Algeria is trying to humiliate France, France's interior minister said on Friday, after several Algerian influencers were arrested for inciting violence in a growing crisis between Paris and its former colony.

France has accused Algeria of trying to "humiliate" it by refusing entry to a deported social media influencer who allegedly incited violence. The comments by French Interior Minister Bruno

Algerian social media personalities calling for violence in France have exacerbated the already fraught relationship between Paris and Algiers.

Jean-Noel Barrot said France will have "no option but to retaliate" if "the Algerians continue to escalate" the row over France's arrest of Algerian influencers

The French interior minister has announced the arrest of a social media influencer from Algeria who is accused of calling for attacks in France.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of attempting to “humiliate France” after the North African country refused entry to a deported Algerian national, reported AP.