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Sexual assault video : Mdina bus reacts in a statement

The transportation company Mdina Bus issued a press release today in response to the sexual assault that took place on one of its buses. The public transport company of Greater Casablanca «strongly denounces the aggression of a girl in a bus by a group of young delinquents». Mdina Bus officials set up an emergency task force to «verify the facts and locate them, as the video does not indicate the place or date of the events». An investigation is being carried out

A man linked to the imam of Ripoll interrogated in Morocco

The investigation into the attacks in Catalonia seems to continue in Morocco, the country of origin of almost all the people involved in the attacks of Barcelona and Cambrils. According to the El Espaid newspaper, which cites sources of counter-terrorism services, the Moroccan police interrogated a person for their alleged links with the members of the terrorist cell from Ripoll (province of Girona). More specifically, the investigation focuses on contacts that person had with the city's

Sexual assault on a bus in Casablanca : Six people are under arrest

A terrifying video has been widely relayed on social media since yesterday, Sunday. A young girl was seen to be sexually assaulted by a group of minors. The video is unbearable and resulted in a high amount of reactions on social media, illustrating the indignation of the general public. According to a source reported by 2M.ma online newspaper, four people implicated in the assault were arrested this morning. A fifth individual was also identified. The author of the video, named Hamza claimed

King Salman spent $100 million during his annual holiday in Tangier

King Salman has spent $100 million during his annual holiday spent in Tangier, Morocco, the Independent reported. The Saudi sovereign was greeted by Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani in July on his arrival to Tangier airport. Like every year, King Salman headed to his 74-acre summer palace in the northern city accompanied with 1,000 people from his entourage, as reported by Haaretz newspaper. «Ministers, advisers and relatives were booked in to the city's most luxurious

Finland : The Moroccan teenager responsible for the stabbing has been named by the authorities

The Moroccan teenager responsible for the terror attack in Turku, Finland has been named by the Finnish police according to the Daily Mail. The alleged assailant who has been shot in the hip by the police after stabbing two people to death and injuring eight others on Friday, is an asylum-seeker called Abderrahman Mechkah. The 18-year-old suspect's photos were displayed on the Scandinavian media during the weekend. According to the same source, Mechkah arrived to Finland last year. He was

Spain : A Moroccan teenager victim of a racially-motivated assault

The recent attacks in Catalonia have already shown their perverse effect : after the acts of vandalism against the consulate of Morocco and the mosque of Tarragona, a young man of Moroccan origin was the victim on Friday 18th of August in Puerto de Sagunto (province of Valencia), of a physical and verbal assault, according to the online newspaper Diario Información. A. F., 14, was surfing the Internet on his phone with a friend when an Audi A3 car stopped next to them. «Get out of

Catalonia attacks : Youness Abouyaaqoub identified as the van driver

Interior Advisor Joaquim Forn confirmed on Monday that the driver of the van that killed 14 people in Barcelona, and wounded more than a hundred others, is Younes Abouyaaqoub, according to El Mundo. An international search and arrest warrant has been issued against him, although the Spanish authorities are not yet in a position to say whether he was able to leave Spain. Younes Abouyaaqoub «is no longer only wanted in Catalonia but in all European countries,» said Joaquim Forn.

Catalonia attacks : The Catalan president calls people not to vilify Moroccans

The president of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont, called on Sunday not to criminalize the more than 200,000 Moroccans living in the territory after the jihadist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, which left at least 14 dead and 132 wounded, reports kienyke. «In Catalonia there are about 200,000 Moroccans who are part of the normal daily life of this country, who pray, who work, who participate in collective life; and so it is very unfair to try to introduce a community that

Catalonia attacks : In Ripoll, families of the alleged terrorists protest against terrorism

The city of Ripoll hosted a rally against terrorism on Saturday, after the two terrorist attacks that killed 14 people and injured about 100 others. «The gathering was marked by the presences of the parents and relatives of the terrorists killed,» reports the Spanish daily El Pais. Among these parents, the mother of Younes Abouyaaqoub, who is believed to be the driver of the van. «I want him to be detained and I do not want him to be killed like the others,» said Hanno

Attacks in Catalonia: «Biological remains» of three individuals discovered in Alcanar

The Spanish investigators discovered on Friday the «biological remains» of three individuals in the rubble that could belong to a second corpse in the house located in Alcanar (province of Tarragona), reports El Pais on Sunday. The latter alleges that the terrorists allegedly attempted to «make explosives with bottles of butane gas and propane», and cited sources of the fight against terrorism. «This means that at the time of the explosion, at least five people

Catalonia attacks : Abdelbaki Es Satty, the imam of Ripoll is taking part of the investigation

A very discreet person, who made a great effort not to stand out, he is about forty years old and an Imam who is detached from the Muslim community in Ripoll. This is what the Spanish media, including El Pais, said of Abdelbaki Es Satty. The Imam of Ripoll, the hometown of the terrorists who allegedly planned for the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, is taking part of the investigation carried out by the Spanish authorities. According to AFP, «this religious person now appears as one

Barcelona : Muslims protest against terrorism

On Saturday afternoon in Barcelona, hundreds of Muslims organized a rally against terrorism, reports Euronews. Dozens of passers-by spontaneously joined the demonstration, where the crowds repeated that they «will not give in to fear». «We are Muslims, we are not terrorists,» the demonstrators chanted. A slogan taken from the Ramblas of Barcelona, where Thursday a man driving a van has crushed the crowds. «We are also victims of what happened,» says one

USA : A Moroccan national killed by a bullet in Chicago

A Moroccan-French man was shot dead by a bullet in the head last Monday around 2:45 am, near his home in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, Chicago Tribune reported on Friday. According to the same source of Hamza Hammouis was 25 years old and was born in Paris. He has just married and moved to Chicago less than a month ago to join his wife, Jennifer Hess, a 24-year-old American. «Hamza Hammouis had stepped out with his wife and sister Monday, intending to snap early-morning photos of the

Attacks in Europe : Geert Wilders rejoices over the fact that the suspects are originally from Morocco

The attacks in Spain and Finland where Moroccan nationals are involved is a golden opportunity for xenophobes and islamophobes. Since Thursday evening, their reactions have popped up on social media, with some political leaders zttacking Islam and Muslims in Europe. On his Facebook and Twitter accounts, Geert Wilders did not miss the opportunity to target Moroccans and Islam. Since Thursday he has repeatedly shared a series of posts in which he claims that Europe is at war and that

Russia : 8 people injured in a stabbing attack and ISIS claims responsibility

8 people were injured on Saturday when a man stabbed the crowds in Surgut, a city in Khanty-Mansi autonomous Okrug, Russia, reports Reuters. The man was shot dead by the police while the attack was described a an «attempted murder» by the Russian law enforcement. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility over the stabbing through a statement published on AMAQ news agency. The wounded were hospitalized, two of them are in a critical condition. According to the BBC, Russia's

Italy : Two Moroccan nationals expelled for celebrating terrorist attacks

Two Moroccan nationals and one Syrian citizen were expelled by the Italian authorities for security reasons, said Il Sole 24ore today. One of the returnees is a 38-year-old Moroccan who is detained for misdemeanors has reportedly celebrated the attack that took place in Stockholm on the 7th of April 2017, when a truck was deliberately driven into crowds. The other is a 31-year-old Moroccan who had been arrested on the 4th of July by the Carabinieri of Toronto for stealing a mini-bus and

Finland stabbing : 4 Moroccans are detained following the attack

Four other suspects who are believed to be Moroccans were arrested in Finland after the deadly attack that took place yesterday in down town Turku. The Chinese news agency Xinhua reports today quoting the Finnish police. An arrest warrant has also been issued against a fifth Moroccan suspect. The assailant who's identified has been revealed earlier today, is hospitalized and in a critical condition. The 18-year-old alleged terrorist was shot by the police in the hip after killing two people

Finland : The main suspect of the knife attack is believed to be Moroccan

Yesterday in Turku, Finland, several people were stabbed by a man who was later identified as an 18-year-old Moroccan. After being shot in the leg by the police, the alleged assailant was arrested. An investigation was then opened by the Finnish authorities and five people were arrested, reports LCI quoting the Twitter account of the Finnish police. The alleged perpetrator of the stabbing is believed to be , according to the same source, an 18-year-old Moroccan man. Finland now speaks of a