12/17/2018 Morocco Killing Scandinavian women camping the bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, a 24-year-old Danish woman, and Maren Ueland, a 28-year-old Norwegian woman, were found decapitated in the foothills of Mount Toubkal near to the village of Imlil in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. 18 men have been arrested by Moroccan Police in relation to the murders. The murders have been described as a terrorist act by the Moroccan general prosecutor after a video of some of the suspects swearing allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was released on the Internet.
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- (1) Morocco tourist beheadings: 'Lone wolf' killers stalked victims for two days https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/what-lone-wolf-gang-did-before-scandinavian-tourist-beheadings/news-story/bf05f436eed0be63f2c13df110966332 motley crew of “lone wolves”, including two street vendors, a plumber and a carpenter, hunted backpackers to kill in the Moroccan mountains. Unsettling details have emerged about the alleged killers of two Scandinavian backpackers decapitated in a terrorist attack in Morocco's High ...pair were stabbed multiple times before the killers slit their throats and decapitated them in the crime which shook the world. devastated relatives of the victims, including Ms Jespersen’s mother, have had their Facebook pages spammed with photographs of their severed heads. local police now believe the alleged killers acted without advance agreement with IS or any other foreign terrorist organisation. SEVERED HEAD PICS SENT TO MUM OF SLAIN SCANDINAVIAN TOURIST four main suspects — all of whom were arrested within three days of the murders — recruited up to 15 others into a hastily formed terrorist group. group “agreed under the influence of their emir to carry out a terrorist act … targeting the security services or foreign tourists”. Rachid Afatti (left), Ouziad Younes (centre), alleged mastermind Ejjoud Abdessamad (right) and Abdelrahim el-Khayali (not pictured) allegedly camped out in the High Atlas Mountains two days before the murders. thers suspected of direct involvement in the killings have been identified as Abdelrahim el-Khayali, a 33-year-old plumber; Ouziad Younes, a 27-year-old carpenter and Rachid Afatti, a 33-year-old street vendor. had no contact with Daesh (IS) operatives in conflict zones, whether in Syria, Iraq or Libya” despite having declared allegiance to Bagdadi in the video, he said. seized electronic devices, an unauthorised hunting rifle and knives and materials that could be used for bomb-making. Investigators said on Monday that the dismantled “cell” was made up of 19 members, including three with terror-related criminal records... spared any major jihadist attacks since 2011 when a bomb blast at a cafe in Marrakech’s famed Jamaa El Fnaa Square killed 17 people, most of them European backpackers.
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Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland - Wikipedia
On 17 December 2018, the bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, a 24-year-old Danish woman, and Maren Ueland, a 28-year-old Norwegian woman, were found decapitated in the foothills of Mount Toubkalnear to the village of Imlil in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. [4][3]
A total of 18 men have been arrested by Moroccan Police in relation to the murders. The murders have been described as a terrorist act by the Moroccan general prosecutor after a video of some of the suspects swearing allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was released on the Internet.[5][6]
Contents
1Background
2Murders and investigation
3Aftermath
4References
Background[edit]
See also: Islamic terrorism § Morocco, and Islam in Morocco
Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (born 1994) and Maren Ueland (born 1990) were students at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where they studied outdoor recreation and nature guidance. The pair had arrived in Morocco on 9 December as tourists with the intention of trekking and "chasing experiences", according to Jespersen's mother.[6] The two women first arrived in Marrakesh before travelling to Imlil in the Atlas Mountains. The village of Imlil is popular with travellers as the main base for summiting Toubkal, which is the highest peak in North Africa.[4]
According to Swedish Defence University researcher Magnus Ranstorp, terrorists attacking tourists is not a new phenomenon and it aims to destabilise the country where such attacks take place.[6]
While Morocco is generally seen as a secure destination for tourists as the last terrorist attack happened in 2011 where 17 people were killed by bomb at a restaurant in Marrakesh, over 1600 people have travelled from Morocco to join the Islamic State in the Syrian Civil War. Moroccan authorities initially ignored the people who joined ISIS but later on realised they could return to commit terrorist offences in Morocco. As a result, the Bureau Central d'Investigations Judiciaires (BCIJ) was formed.[7]
According to a researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, Moroccan authorities appear to have a good grip on the jihadist situation and cooperates with European and US authorities. Moroccans are overrepresented in "diaspora terrorism", that is terrorism which takes place outside the borders of Morocco. For example, two Moroccans were behind the 2017 London Bridge attack and a Moroccan killed people by driving his van into pedestrians in La Rambla in the 2017 Barcelona terrorist attacks, and a day after another Moroccan killed two women in the 2017 Turku attack.[7]
Murders and investigation[edit]
The village of Imlil and the surrounding valley
On the morning of 17 December, a pair of French hikers came across the bodies of the victims and their tent near a trail connecting Imlil to Mount Toubkal.[8] A suspect named Abderrahim Khayali was quickly apprehended following the incident after police found a forgotten ID in the tent they had left behind. They were also filmed on CCTV in the area.[9]Three additional suspects, Abdessamad Ejjoud, Rachid Afatti and Younes Ouaziyad, were later apprehended by the police while riding a bus during the morning rush hour in the nearby city of Marrakesh. The three suspects were caught in possession of bladed weapons. Abdessamad Ejjoud is assumed to be the leader of the group, and the four men shot a video the week before the murders where they pledged allegiance to ISIS.[10]
The killers had agreed to carry out a terrorist act on either security services or foreign tourists, before deciding to travel to the Imlil region to look for foreigners and where they would target the two backpackers.[11]
Moroccan police later made additional arrests of individuals believed to have connections with the suspects.[5]
The remains of the victims were flown to Copenhagen 21 December 2018.[12]
Aftermath[edit]
In Morocco news of the attack was met with widespread outrage and condemnation. The incident received extensive coverage in the international press in part due to the rarity of such attacks in Morocco and the brutality of the murders.[citation needed]
Reactions in the native countries of the victims were of shock and outrage. A public torchlit vigil was held in Ms Ueland's native town of Bryne in support of her family and loved ones.[12]
Vigils for the victims were held in Rabat at the embassies of Norway and Denmark, along with vigils in Marrakesh and Imlil.[13]
Two videos: one depicting the murder and another where the suspects video themselves swearing allegiance to ISIS were published onto social media. Moroccan authorities and Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service agents have said the videos are authentic.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Suspect held after Scandinavian tourists killed in Moroccan mountains". Agence France-Presse in Rabat. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December2018 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Louisa Vesterager Jespersen". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Altaher, Nada; Picheta, Rob (21 December 2018). "Arrests made after two tourists beheaded in Morocco". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Scandinavian student murders: nine more arrested in Morocco". Agence France-Presse in Rabat. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018 – via The Guardian.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c "Video allegedly shows university students' murders in Morocco". CBS News. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Thykier, Michael; Haislund, Jacob (20 December 2018). "Islamisk Stat i søgelyset efter drab på to veninder". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Plesner, Eva (20 December 2018). "Mindst 1.600 marokkanere sluttede sig til IS: Nu har Marokko et problem med "hellige krigere"". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ Skjetne, Oda Leraan; Mikalsen, Helge; Sandnes, Ådne Husby; Haram, Ola (19 December 2018). "De fant Maren og Louisa drept: – Det var forferdelig". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Morocco murders - Predators 'motivated by rape' butchered female backpackers after 'stalking' them up Atlas mountains". The Sun. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ 'Mastermind' of backpacker beheadings arrested, Moroccan officials say
- ^ What ‘lone wolf’ gang did before Scandinavian tourist beheadings
- ^ Jump up to:a b Skodje, Marte (21 December 2018). "Marens familie takker for støtten". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ "Morocco vigils for murdered Scandinavians". BBC News. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
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9 more people arrested in Morocco tourist beheadings
By Nada Altaher, Sarah Sirgany and Nada Bashir, CNN
Updated 2:15 AM EST, Mon December 24, 2018
(CNN) Thirteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the beheading deaths of two tourists in Morocco, the state-controlled 2M news agency reported.
Four are suspected of killing 28-year-old Maren Ueland of Norway and 24-year-old Louisa Jespersen of Denmark. Of those four, one had previously served a two-year sentence in an extremism-related case, Boubker Sabik, a Moroccan national security spokesman, told 2M.
authorities found "suspicious substances that could potentially be used in making explosives," 2M said.
Both women had been spotted with three men in their hotel in Marrakesh before heading to the Atlas Mountains to hike. video purporting to show the decapitations is being analyzed by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, the agency told CNN. The video's authenticity has not been verified. four suspects accused of direct involvement in the women's deaths appear in a video pledging allegiance to ISIS,four top suspects made no contacts with other ISIS abroad, and none of them were in Iraq or Syria," he said.
"On December 14, the suspects moved to that area to search for potential targets, claimed they were on a picnic, and filmed a 'pledge' tape inside a tent in that area, without any contact with (ISIS) outsiders,"
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ISIS extremists are suspected of brutally killing two Scandinavian women in Morocco, Danish officials today said as an horrific video of the murders emerged. ... The bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were found on Monday
9 more people arrested in Morocco tourist beheadings
By Nada Altaher, Sarah Sirgany and Nada Bashir, CNN
Updated 2:15 AM EST, Mon December 24, 2018
(CNN) Thirteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the beheading deaths of two tourists in Morocco, the state-controlled 2M news agency reported.
Four are suspected of killing 28-year-old Maren Ueland of Norway and 24-year-old Louisa Jespersen of Denmark. Of those four, one had previously served a two-year sentence in an extremism-related case, Boubker Sabik, a Moroccan national security spokesman, told 2M.
authorities found "suspicious substances that could potentially be used in making explosives," 2M said.
Both women had been spotted with three men in their hotel in Marrakesh before heading to the Atlas Mountains to hike. video purporting to show the decapitations is being analyzed by the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, the agency told CNN. The video's authenticity has not been verified. four suspects accused of direct involvement in the women's deaths appear in a video pledging allegiance to ISIS,four top suspects made no contacts with other ISIS abroad, and none of them were in Iraq or Syria," he said.
"On December 14, the suspects moved to that area to search for potential targets, claimed they were on a picnic, and filmed a 'pledge' tape inside a tent in that area, without any contact with (ISIS) outsiders,"
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