2003 Casablanca bombings

The 2003 Casablanca bombings, commonly known as May 16 (Arabic: 16 ماي, French: 16 mai), were a series of coordinated suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. Twelve suicide bombers loyal to the Salafia Jihadia organization detonated bombs hidden in backpacks in the Casa de España restaurant, the Hotel Farah, the Jewish Alliance of Casablanca, and sites near the Belgian consulate and an old Jewish cemetery. The attacks, which were later claimed by al-Qaeda, were the deadliest terrorist attacks in Morocco's history, claiming the lives of forty-five people (33 victims and 12 suicide bombers) and injuring at least 100. Quote The people who did those attacks are not followers of Islam in its true sense. I am here for myself and for them, the next generation. Our religion is an open one, and we are all Moroccans. Moroccans Turn Out Against Terrorism It's dangerous in the world, and it's dangerous inside Saudi Arabia, and it's dangerous so long as Al Qaeda continues to operate AFTEREFFECTS: MOROCCO; Suicide Bombs Kill at Least 14 In Casablanca External link Category:Conflicts Category:History of Morocco