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| New explosion rocks Casablanca | New explosion rocks Casablanca |
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| Two suicide bombers have set off their explosives in the centre of Casablanca, police in Morocco say. | Two suicide bombers have set off their explosives in the centre of Casablanca, police in Morocco say. |
| The police are quoted as saying the bombers killed themselves, and there are reports that a woman was injured. | |
| Saturday's blast comes days after three suicide bombers blew themselves up and a fourth was shot dead in the city. | Saturday's blast comes days after three suicide bombers blew themselves up and a fourth was shot dead in the city. |
| The three were wanted in connection with a 11 March bombing at an internet cafe in Casablanca. | The three were wanted in connection with a 11 March bombing at an internet cafe in Casablanca. |
| Fears of violence | |
| Saturday's explosion happened in Boulevard Moulay Youssef. A US cultural centre and US consulate are on the same street. | |
| An AFP report quoting security officials said one of the two bombers asked a policeman for access to the cultural centre when questioned further the pair blew themselves up. | |
| It is the second time this week that suicide attackers have exploded devices in Casablanca. | |
| On Tuesday, three militants blew themselves up when they were confronted by Moroccan police. A fourth suspected militant, and one policemen, were shot dead in clashes. | |
| The BBC's Richard Hamilton in Rabat, said Moroccan police have been searching for members of an alleged terrorist cell that was planning what they say was a massive bombing campaign against tourist resorts and foreign-owned ships. | |
| It follows last month's bombing in Casablanca, when the alleged ringleader of the group killed himself in an internet cafe in the city, says our correspondent. | |
| BBC Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi says the recent foiled suicide attempts in Morocco, coupled with recent explosions in neighbouring Algiers have raised fears of a new surge of radical Islamist violence in North Africa. | |
| The Moroccan authorities last week played down the possibility of a link between the latest incidents in Casablanca and the blasts in Algiers. |