Morocco-Terrorism vs Tourism

MOROCCO Terrorism vs. Tourism Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said the killings of two Scandinavian tourists – at least one of whom was reportedly decapitated – in the mountains of Morocco were “politically motivated and thus an act of terror.” The bodies of the two university students, one of whom was Norwegian and one of whom was Danish, were discovered Monday in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains. On Thursday, Moroccan authorities said they had detained four men in connection with the crime, saying the suspects are the same four men seen in a video that was circulating on Twitter last week, the Associated Press reported. The video reportedly shows the four suspects pledging allegiance to Islamic State. Morocco is investigating the crime as an act of terrorism, but authorities there have declined to name a specific terror group. Meanwhile, Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg said terrorism “is not the only lead that is being investigated in Morocco,” but the case “emphasizes the importance of combating violent extremism.”