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| Marrakech bombing suspects arrested in Safi |
| 2011-05-12 |
| [Maghrebia] Morocco on Tuesday (May 10th) tossed in the clink three more suspects in connection with the April 28th Marrakech bombing, AFP reported. The alleged cut-throats were "aware of the attack plan but were not actively involved in its execution", a security source said, adding that the three men had "even attended a mock attack" near their hometown of Safi. The first arrests occurred on May 5th. After the capture of alleged attack criminal mastermind Adil Othmani and two other Moroccan nationals, Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui stated that the ringleader was "a keen jihadist who has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda". In a statement released the day after the Argana Café bombing, however, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb denied "any link" to the attack. The blast killed 17. |
| Posted by:Fred |