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Monday, 17 November 2008

Casablanca bombings


The 2003 Casablanca bombings was lots of suicide bombings on May 16th 2003 in Casablanca Morocco. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history. More than 100 injured The suicide bombers came from the shanty towns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb of Casablanca, and were from the Salafia Jihadia group. The 14 bombers most between 20 and 24 bombed several places. The night of May the 16th. In the deadliest attack the bombers were wearing explosives and knifed a guard at the Casa de EspaƱa restaurant. They blew themselves up inside the building killing 20 people many of them dining and playing bingo. All 12 bombers died and 33 civilians. Two bombers were arrested before they could blow them selves up. More than 100 people were injured. Eight of the dead were Europeans, three Spanish and the rest were Moroccan.
Posted by ALEX at 22:50

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