Update: Morocco Terror Attack
Charles Johnson
Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 6:52 pm PDT • Views: 626
More details on the failed suicide attack against tourists in Morocco today:
RABAT (AFP) - An attempted suicide bomb attack in Morocco missed its intended target, a bus-load of foreign tourists, but seriously wounded the suspected bomber, a Moroccan security chief told AFP.
The explosion, which occurred in the former imperial town of Meknes in a central square popular with foreign visitors, ripped off the arm of the 30-year-old Moroccan man who was carrying the gas cylinder.None of the tourists in the bus, who included French, Italians and Americans, was hurt. The blast happened at 11:30 am (GMT).
“He tried to get in the bus where tourists of several nationalities were staying, but the driver had the presence of mind to close the door in his face,” said the security expert.
The bomber, Hicham Dokkali, was an engineer who worked in the tax office in Meknes, he added.
Frank says: