2003 Casablanca bombings
Appearance
2003 Casablanca bombings | |
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Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb | |
Location | Casablanca, Morocco |
Date | May 16, 2003 |
Target | Western and Jewish targets |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 45 (includes 12 terrorists)[1] |
Injured | More than 100 |
Perpetrators | Salafia Jihadia |
The 2003 Casablanca bombings were multiple suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in Morocco. Forty-five people were killed in the attacks (33 victims and 12 suicide bombers). The suicide bombers came from the shanty towns in the poor suburb of Casablanca.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "9 Imprisoned For Casablanca Blasts Escape". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.