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Africa North
Morocco Arrests 44 Terrorist Suspects
2006-08-08
RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Moroccan security services have arrested 44 suspected terrorists and dismantled a network allegedly planning attacks in the North African country, the state news agency reported Monday.
“The ministry said that the group's leader was a former convict who recruited Islamic radicals to train them in explosives use and planned to wage a holy war...”
The suspects, who included five former soldiers with explosives expertise, were tracked down in Casablanca and six other cities and towns, the MAP agency reported, citing a statement from the Interior Ministry. Police also seized explosives, laboratory materials and propaganda leaflets, the report said.

Morocco's government has cracked down on suspected terrorists since suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003 left 45 people dead, and stunned a nation where most espouse moderate Islam.

The ministry said that the group's leader was a former convict who recruited Islamic radicals to train them in explosives use and planned to wage a holy war. The group allegedly sought to finance its activities through robberies of financial institutions and bank trucks, the statement said.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  Mea culpa, maxima mea culpa, I did edit that. It's sorta like listening to children whine, after a while you just tune it out ...
Posted by: Steve White   2006-08-08 09:43  

#2  Ah! It seems that Human rights groups are trying to welcome their new overlords and are in distress that they are not allowed to.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-08-08 07:07  

#1  Steve! You edited out the most important part!

Human rights groups allege that innocent people have been caught up in the government's sweep, and that many are tortured.

Without that line, the AP would never have run the article. How many innocent people are killed by the barbarians? Is terror not a form of torture?
Posted by: Bobby   2006-08-08 05:57  

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