Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accused unnamed countries of launching cyber attacks on his country, while an Algerian diplomat spoke of the possibility of resorting to additional measures in the escalating tension with Morocco.
During a speech he delivered in a meeting with the governors of Algerian cities at the Palace of Nations on Saturday, Tebboune said that 97 websites are attacking Algeria from neighboring countries.
The Algerian president did not clarify those countries, but said that Tunisia was not among the attacking countries, according to local media.
Tebboune had mentioned this information last March, explaining that Algeria has all the capabilities and means to monitor websites that "promote lies".
Tebboune's statements come in conjunction with the escalation of tension between Morocco and Algeria, as the Algerian presidency announced, on Wednesday, "the immediate closure of Algerian airspace on all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, as well as those bearing a Moroccan registration number."
The official in charge of the Maghreb countries file at the Algerian Foreign Ministry, Ammar Ballani, told Reuters on Friday that "it is not possible to rule out resorting to additional measures" in the dispute with Morocco, without specifying the nature of these measures.
On August 24, Algeria announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Morocco due to what it called the continuation of a "hostile campaign against it."