Morocco today - Explosion hits cafe in Marrakech, 14 dead and 20 injured
Uploaded by freedomflotillanews on Apr 28, 2011 http://freedomflotillanews.wordpress.com/ Explosion hits cafe in Marrakech, several dead and injured انفجار بأحد مقاهي مراكش Morocco — A massive explosion ripped through a cafe popular among foreign tourists in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Thursday, killing 14 people and wounding 20 in what the government called a suspected criminal act. If confirmed as terrorism, the blast in the iconic Djemma el-Fna square would be Morocco's deadliest bombing in eight years. The explosion just before noon tore the facade off the two-story terracotta-colored Argana cafe, leaving awnings dangling. Panicked passersby dragged away bodies and tried to put out flames with fire extinguishers, witnesses told The Associated Press. "There was a huge bang, and lots of smoke went up, there was debris raining down from the sky. Hundreds of people were running in panic, some towards the cafe, some away from the square. The wh...