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Sisters Held in Suspected Suicide Bombing Plot

THE WORLD | IN BRIEF / MOROCCO

September 04, 2003|From Times Wire Reports

Police detained twin sisters on suspicion that they were planning a suicide bombing in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, security officials said.

The two suspects planned to blow up a supermarket in a residential neighborhood, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Up to 1,000 people have been detained in a security crackdown since five suicide bombings May 16 in Casablanca killed 45 people, including 12 attackers.

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