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Two More Suicide Bombings Rock Morocco
This time the bombers actually detonated on purpose, injuring at least one innocent bystander. It appears that the target was the American Cultural Centre, and that the two bombers were linked to those killed April 10th.
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, officials say.One woman passer-by was injured in the blasts, which happened near the US consulate and its cultural centre.
The incident came four days after three people blew themselves up and a fourth was shot dead during a police raid on suspected militants in the city.
The men were wanted in connection with a 11 March bombing at an internet cafe in Casablanca.
Hours after the two men blew themselves up, police arrested the leader and deputy leader of a group behind the 11 March attack and the ones earlier this week, security sources and local media said.
They did not identify the men arrested.
A bit more detail:
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url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6557512,00.html"]The
Moroccan and Algerian governments have not addressed an al-Qaida link
or inspiration in the bombings earlier this week. Both countries have
allied themselves with the United States in its fight against terrorism.
Saturday's two bombers detonated their explosives in the middle of a
boulevard that runs behind the American cultural center, killing
themselves and wounding a woman, the official said, adding that the
three suspects were arrested in the neighborhood, which is also home to
the American Consulate and a synagogue.
After the arrests, a second explosives belt was found beside an
upscale hotel in the same neighborhood struck by the bombings, the
Interior Ministry official said on condition of anonymity, citing
ministry policy.
The official said the belts linked the bombers with three men who
blew themselves up in Casablanca on Tuesday after being cornered by
police. A police sniper shot and killed a fourth man who authorities
said appeared to be preparing to detonate a bomb.[/q]
The above article is saying that Tuesday's suspects were arrested in the same neighborhood as today's attacks, just to clarify.
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April 14, 2007 at 01:12 pm by jordan, 290 views, 2 comments



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at 13:13 on April 14th, 2007
I'll keep an eye on this one for further developments, and for clarification of the relationship between today's bombers and those earlier in the week. Stay tuned.
at 13:31 on April 14th, 2007
Hey, NP'ers, if you find anything new, particularly local news from the region, please let me know.