Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An Algerian court sentenced 49 people to death on Thursday for the brutal mob killing of a painter who had been suspected of starting devastating wildfires but had actually come to help fight them, according to defense lawyers and the state news agency. World News | Algeria Sentences 49 to Death for Mob Killing Amid Wildfires.
An Algerian court sentenced 49 people to death Thursday for the brutal mob killing of a painter who had been suspected of starting devastating wildfires
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As Mohamed Mouloudj had already spent more than 13 months in pre-trial detention in Algeria, the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees said the court ordered his immediate release.