On the 24th of August 1994, Marrakech and most precisely Hotel Asni witnessed one of the first terrorist attacks in the country. The attack that left two people dead was carried out by three Algerian-French nationals. Morocco back then accused the Algerian intelligence services of planning the deadly shooting, a claim that worsened the diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries.
Two Dutch hitmen, sentenced to death for a 2017 shooting in Marrakech, may have their sentences reconsidered by a Moroccan court. The case has been referred to a Casablanca court, with the possibility of a commuted sentence due to the hitmen's cooperation and confession.
Three people were wounded in a shooting that occurred during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia. Police arrest five people, stress that the shooting does not appear to be an ideologically driven or targeted attack.