Terrorist attack in Marrakech
17 people died in a terrorist attack in Marrakech , Morocco on April 28, 2011 at 11:50 a.m. local time.
course
According to the investigations, the explosion in Café Argana, located directly on the very busy market square Djemaa el Fna , which is also visited by tourists , was triggered by a remote ignition. So it was not a suicide attack. The explosion destroyed the ground floor and, to a large extent, the terrace on the upper floor of the building.
Victim
It is the most momentous attack in Morocco since the 2003 Casablanca attacks . 17 fatalities were rescued, including eight French and three Swiss.
Reactions
The UN Security Council in New York condemned the act.
Investigations
A prime suspect has been arrested. He made a confession and took part in a reenactment of the attack on the scene. On September 22, 2011, he retracted his confession. The statements were made under threat of torture . The main defendant, Adil al-Atmani , was sentenced to death on October 28, 2011, and the accomplices received life imprisonment.
On March 9, 2012, an appeals court in Rabat sentenced a second defendant to death. It was Hakim Dah, a confidante of al-Atmani. The court changed the original life sentence into the death penalty. The death penalty against al-Atmani has been upheld. The sentence was increased for six other defendants. Instead of two to four years, they now have to spend six to ten years in prison. The court left the sentence for another co-defendant at two years. All of the defendants deny any connection to jihad or terrorism. The victims' families spoke out against the death penalty so as not to create martyrs.
Web links
- The authorities speak of a terrorist attack. In NZZ -online on April 28, 2011, 8:51 pm
- Le bilan de l'attentat de Marrakech passe à seize morts Le Monde on April 29, 2011, 10 a.m. (French)
- Against “reform king” and tourism. In FAZ of April 30, 2011 (Subtitle: The bomb in the café was apparently detonated remotely: The Moroccan government assumes an act by Al Qaeda in the attack in Marrakech. It is clear that the pressure on Mohammed VI is growing.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Main suspect of the Marrakech attack revokes confession. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 22, 2011, accessed September 23, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Death penalty against another attacker in Marrakech. In: The Standard . March 10, 2012, accessed March 14, 2012 .
- ↑ The UN Security Council condemned the act. As the Moroccan authorities announced, the death toll has now increased from 14 to 16. Two people died in hospital from their injuries. ( Memento from April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In tagesschau.de April 29, 2011
- ↑ yahoo.de ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 29, 2011
