Morocco probes possible suicide attack (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Morocco probes possible suicide attack
12 Mar 2007 10:48:03 GMT
Source: Reuters

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By Lamine Ghanmi

CASABLANCA, Morocco, March 12 (Reuters) - Moroccan officials on Monday questioned
a man caught carrying explosives who tried to flee a Casablanca Internet cafe after
a suspected suicide bomber was blown up in the cafe during a tussle with its owner.

Security officials in the North African country said on Sunday night a man with
explosives hidden under his clothes had a dispute with the owner of an Internet
cafe and the blast occurred as the two men were coming to blows.

The the man armed with explosives died and three other people were wounded in the
blast.

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Investigators said they were trying to determine if the explosion was a suicide
attack or if the device detonated accidentally and the man had been planning
another attack.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12235791.htm

(BBC News)

Last Updated: Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:47 GMT

Bomber wounds three in Casablanca

A suicide bomber has wounded three people in an internet cafe in the Moroccan
city of Casablanca.

The attack, which took place on Sunday evening in the Sidi Moumen district
of the city, left the bomber dead.

The blast happened after the man began a dispute with the cafe's owner,
who refused him access to jihadist sites.

Another man, with the bomber at the time of the blast, fled after the explosion
but has now been arrested by police, reports say.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6440661.stm

[Ian David]

1. If you blow yourself up in Casablanca, you'll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow...

...but soon and for the rest of your life.