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Nine men convicted of Casablanca attacks escape from prison
Nine radical Islamists jailed for their links to the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings, which killed 45 people, broke out of a Moroccan top security jail on Monday, the Justice Ministry said.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:56 April 8, 2008
Rabat: Nine radical Islamists jailed for their links to the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings, which killed 45 people, broke out of a Moroccan top security jail on Monday, the Justice Ministry said.
The nine men escaped from Kenitra prison, 25 miles east of Rabat, the ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement, "All the measures have been taken to arrest the escaped detainees," adding that authorities were investigating how the prisoners broke free.
A security source claimed the prisoners escaped through a tunnel they dug out under their cells.
The escaped prisoners left a five-line letter, saying their breakout was the only solution to what they called injustice.
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