The media
DZFoot
said on Twitter that three Algerian journalists, including one of its employees, had been attacked near their hotel, located in Doula.
For no apparent reason, an unidentified group of individuals assaulted the workers, who they
stabbed "many times
," the statement said.
If their days are not in danger, journalists have been relieved of "
three cell phones, a bag and a passport
."
The police reportedly took more than an hour to arrive, despite the immediate call to the police.
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The Algerian Football Federation immediately provided support to its nationals.
"
The Algerian Football Federation, through its president, Amara Charaf-Eddine, strongly condemns the cowardly aggression against three Algerian journalists in Douala, Cameroon
," she said.
One of the three journalists, slightly injured, was reportedly hospitalized as a precaution.
The organizers of the competition have not reacted for the moment.