A contractor and owner of a hotel chain in Algeria was assassinated by gunfire as he was about to enter his home late at night. The victim has been identified as businessman Abdelrazak Ben Yahya, a well-known figure in the Batna province of eastern Algeria, with several real estate investments. A video captured by surveillance cameras detailed the crime, showing a person dressed in a jellaba approaching the contractor, who was parking his car in his garage, and firing multiple shots at him before running to a waiting car and fleeing to an unknown destination.
The manner in which contractor Abdelrazak Ben Yahya was assassinated shocked many, leading to thousands of reactions on social media, especially since this type of armed crime is unusual in Algerian society.
