Reports show murdered Swiss tourist in Algeria has throat slit in front of her children

New reports showed that the Swiss tourist who was murdered earlier this month had her throat slit before her children in front of a café in southern Algeria.

The murderer shouted “long live Palestine” as he killed the Swiss tourist in the desert city of Djanett, where Algeria aspired to promote tourism without offering the security and hospitality industry pre-requisites, the Daily Mail reported.

The attacker, a man reportedly from the northern part of the country, was successfully apprehended after several days of searching. A second man was also reportedly arrested, the daily said.

Swiss media RTS reported that the murderer also attempted to attack another group of tourists, but his attempts were thwarted.

Algerian authorities attempted to maintain a blackout on the violent murder, despite its horrendous character.

The incident recalls the methods of terrorist groups that engage in murder and kidnapping for ransom of Western nationals.

In 2003, militants kidnapped 32 European tourists visiting southern Algeria.

In 2013, militants linked to al Qaeda stormed an oil refinery, where they held hundreds of Algerian and international workers hostage until security forces stormed the facility. At least 39 foreign hostages were killed.

In 2014, French tourist Herve Gourdel was beheaded by a loyal to the Jund al-Khilafa group, affiliated to the Islamic State.

Most western countries indicate Algeria’s south as a no-go area due to the presence of terrorist groups.