French authorities were on Sunday holding two Algerians who have wide followings on social media platform TikTok on suspicion of inciting terror, after they allegedly published posts urging acts of violence in France.

Two Algerian men have been arrested in France following allegations they published posts inciting violence on social media platform TikTok. The arrests come amid strained relations between France and its former colony,

“Zazou Youssef” and “Imad Tintin” have joined “the war waged in France by the Algerian regime”, Chawki Benzehra, an Algerian dissident who took refuge in France after taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019, told AFP. He accused the Algerian authorities of mobilising a “significant” number of influencers calling for “violence”.

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

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French authorities have arrested two Algerian social media influencers on Friday, for allegedly making terrorist threats and inciting violence through TikTok videos.

The influencer, who is said to have 400,000 followers, could also be seen calling on Algerians living in France to target protesters in France: "Those who come out to Paris, we're going to take care of them ... We'll bury them with the Jews."

When he was called up to serve in Algeria, in 1955, the sociologist took almost 3,000 photos of the country: Pictures of everyday life, women, men and children, field labor, and much more.

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French authorities were on Sunday holding two Algerians who have wide followings on social media platform TikTok on suspicion of inciting terror, after they allegedly published posts urging acts of violence in France.

Two Algerian influencers have been detained in France on charges of inciting violence. One of them called for terrorist attacks. French authorities have arrested two Algerian influencers accused of inciting violence in the country.

Two Algerian influencers have been detained in France for inciting violence. One of them allegedly called for terrorist attacks. French authorities have detained two Algerian influencers accused of inciting violence in the country.