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Two Scandinavian women tourists found dead in Morocco Two Scandinavian women tourists found dead in Morocco
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Two Scandinavian women tourists have been found dead in Morocco with cuts to their necks, the country's interior ministry said.Two Scandinavian women tourists have been found dead in Morocco with cuts to their necks, the country's interior ministry said.
Both bodies were found near the town of Imlil in the High Atlas mountain range, near the foot of North Africa's highest peak, Mount Toubkal. Both bodies were found near the town of Imlil in the High Atlas mountain range.
The women, from Denmark and Norway respectively, have not yet been named. The families of the women, from Denmark and Norway, have been notified, officials from the two countries confirmed.
A police investigation has been launched into their deaths, the interior ministry statement said. A suspect has been arrested in the city of Marrakesh on suspicion of murder, according to Moroccan authorities.
The man was being held in custody "to determine the motive of the crime while investigations continue to arrest other individuals who have been identified and suspected of taking part in criminal acts", the central bureau of judicial investigation said in a statement.
The women had been sharing a tent 10km (6 miles) from Imlil and their bodies had been found inside the tent on Monday, near the foot of North Africa's highest peak, Mount Toubkal, reports said.
One of the women was named as Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway. Danish officials have not yet confirmed the identity of the second woman.
Maren Ueland's mother Irene told public broadcaster NRK that the pair had been studying together at the University of South-Eastern Norway and had gone backpacking for their Christmas holiday on 9 December.
She shared a picture on social media of her daughter with the simple message: "Our Maren". The pair had taken all necessary safety measures before they had left, she told NRK.