2003 Casablanca bombings

2003 Casablanca bombings
Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb
Upward view of the Boulevard de Paris, where the bombings occurred
Location	Casablanca, Morocco
Date	May 16, 2003
Target	Western and Jewish targets
Attack type	Suicide attack
Deaths	45 (includes 12 terrorists)[1]
Injured	More than 100
Perpetrators	Salafia Jihadia

The 2003 Casablanca bombings were multiple suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in Morocco. Forty-five people were killed in the attacks (33 victims and 12 suicide bombers). The suicide bombers came from the shanty towns in the poor suburb of Casablanca.

References

1. "9 Imprisoned For Casablanca Blasts Escape". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.