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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. That night, twelve suicide bombers loyal to the Salafia Jihadia organization detonated bombs hidden in their backpacks in the Casa de España restaurant, the Hotel ...
- 16 May 2003; 20 years ago
- Salafia Jihadia
- 45 (includes 12 terrorists)
May 18, 2003 · Horror in Casablanca as al-Qaeda toll hits 41. Martin Bright, Paul Harris, Ali Bouzerda in Casablanca and Emma Daly in Madrid. Sat 17 May 2003 20.56 EDT. Harrowing details of how terrorists slit ...
May 17, 2003 · The Casablanca explosions came only hours after the Foreign Office upgraded its travel advice to warn of a "clear terrorist threat" in six more east African countries four days after suicide bomb ...
Aug 26, 2008 · Published on August 26, 2008. The May 16, 2003 Casablanca terrorist attacks that killed 43 people in five synchronized suicide bombings shattered two myths about Moroccan politics. First, the attacks and the government's immediate response to them undermined Morocco's image as a democratizing monarchy. Second, they destroyed the illusion that ...
May 19, 2003 · Five explosions, including three car bombs, rocked the heart of Casablanca on Friday night, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others, according to Morocco's interior minister.
May 17, 2003 · Sat 17 May 2003 06.37 EDT. At least 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded in a series of coordinated bomb attacks in Casablanca last night, according to a Moroccan government official. The ...
May 17, 2003 · May 17, 2003. At least 14 people were killed in several explosions tonight in Casablanca, Morocco, as attackers used car bombs and detonated another device to strike Jewish, Spanish and Belgian ...
