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North Africa
Probe reveals terror links
2003-05-24
RABAT: Morocco's investigation into suicide bombings in Casablanca last week has revealed clear links with international terrorism. Interior Minister Mustapha Sahel, expanding on similar comments he made earlier this week, said "The methods, the type of almost military organisation, the way the group was highly compartmentalised and operated underground, are methods used by international terrorism." A 17-year-old boy died from his injuries yesterday, Map said, raising to 42 the number of people killed in the co-ordinated attacks.
Since nearly all the Bad Guys were trained in the same place, by the same people, that's hardly surprising. It's entirely likely the group that did the Morocco bombings is an al-Qaeda wannabe, rather than an affiliate. The end result is the same, but if it's a purely local organization it can be killed in place — if the Moroccans are willing to see the blood flow. If they're not, they might as well change their name to Algeria-West.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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