Algeria issues death sentence to suspect for French tourist beheading February 20, 2021 at 11:37 am | Published in: Africa, Algeria, Europe & Russia, France, News
A man makes the victory sign behind a picture of Herve Gourdel, the hiker beheaded by Algerian militants linked to the Islamic State group in Marseille, southern France [BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP via Getty Images] February 20, 2021 at 11:37 am
An Algerian court has sentenced to death Abdel-Malek Hamzawy, the main defendant in the murder of French mountain guide Herve Gourdel who was beheaded by extremists in Algeria in 2014.
The trial was attended by the victim s widow and members of his family.