Morocco under high alert after a probable dry run
By Olivier Guitta
A few weeks ago, Algeria warned its Tunisian and Moroccan neighbors of a possible mega terror attack prepared by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Interestingly the newsletter The Croissant (subscriptions available for a small fee) reported a few days ago that an Algerian, aboard a powerful 4X4, sped on the esplanade of the Mosque of Hassan II in Casablanca. He managed to overcome all obstacles limiting traffic, causing a real panic. The Moroccan security forces thought it was a suicide attack.
This could be a dry run to test the security measures put in place by Moroccan authorities. The fact that this individual could go that far is not reassuring, especially since Morocco has been for a month now on a heightened security level.
Indeed on April 6, nine terrorists jailed for their implications in the May 2003 Casablanca terror attacks, escaped from the Kenitra prison.
As of today, just one of them had been rearrested...