# Algeria to Impose Death Penalty for Arson After Fatal Wildfires

https://mins.news/en/item/38396

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-31 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/algeria-to-impose-death-penalty-for-arson-after-fatal-wildfires?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a95429ffb274f000180e4db

> Algeria’s leader ordered the introduction of the death penalty for arson as the North African country reels from wildfires that killed at least 12 people over the past week.

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