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Article: At least 40 dead in string of terrorist bombings in Casablanca
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- AP Worldstream
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- May 17, 2003
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Dateline: CASABLANCA, Morocco
Terrorists set off a string of deadly blasts in the heart of Casablanca
on Friday, killing dozens and damaging a Jewish community center and
two western targets. A government official said at least 40 people
were killed.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were
probably foreigners among the victims. He also said that investigations
had shown that all the attacks were suicide bombings, and that car
bombs had not been used.
The Moroccan government did not directly implicate Osama bin Laden'
s al-Qaida network in the nearly simultaneous explosions, but the
attack confirmed fears that terrorists have plans to strike ...