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Moroccans jail key bomb suspect | Moroccans jail key bomb suspect |
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A court in Morocco has given a heavy jail sentence to an Islamist militant, Saad Housseini, for his involvement in bombings in Casablanca six years ago. | A court in Morocco has given a heavy jail sentence to an Islamist militant, Saad Housseini, for his involvement in bombings in Casablanca six years ago. |
The blasts, in May 2003, killed 45 people, including 12 suicide bombers. | The blasts, in May 2003, killed 45 people, including 12 suicide bombers. |
Housseini was given a 15-year sentence, while his fellow conspirators were given shorter terms. | Housseini was given a 15-year sentence, while his fellow conspirators were given shorter terms. |
He is also wanted in Spain where he has been accused of making the bombs that killed 191 people on commuter trains in Madrid in 2004. | |
An anti-terrorist tribunal in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, heard how Housseini, a chemistry graduate, had gone to Afghanistan for training in bomb-making and other lethal techniques. | An anti-terrorist tribunal in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, heard how Housseini, a chemistry graduate, had gone to Afghanistan for training in bomb-making and other lethal techniques. |
The bombings in Madrid were said by al-Qaeda supporters to be to be revenge for the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq; the troops were later withdrawn. | The bombings in Madrid were said by al-Qaeda supporters to be to be revenge for the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq; the troops were later withdrawn. |
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