Terrorist incidents: A series of explosions occurs in Casablanca

When

16 May 2003

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

33.58° N, 7.61° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2003 Casablanca bombings.

Terrorist incidents: A series of explosions occurs in Casablanca. At least 41 people are believed to be dead including 12 suicide bombers, and 100 are reported injured. See: Casablanca Attacks.

Series of suicide bombings by Salafia Jihadia militants

The 2003 Casablanca bombings, commonly known as May 16, 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.

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