Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires
Algeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields after a series of deadly wildfires swept parts of the country.
According to the AFP news agency Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa told parliament: "The adoption of the death penalty for these acts is the appropriate legal response to curb these crimes.
Her tally, listed on the independent news website Twala, external, puts the death toll at 200.
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