OscarIndia
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Terrible. And could be very significant. Worst incident since 2003.
(CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured Thursday -- most of them tourists -- when an explosion tore through a cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, the state-run news agency said.
Maghreb Arabe Presse quoted one official as saying that early indications point to a terrorist attack.
Witnesses told CNN the blast occurred at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna, the popular bazaar that draws thousands of tourists every year.
Rescuers were dispatched to the scene and police opened an investigation, the news agency reported.
It is not immediately known whether the attack was linked to unrest across the Arab world or militant activity.
There have been protests lately in the North African country.
Thousands of Moroccans held a peaceful demonstration nationwide Sunday, calling for a radical overhaul of the country's governance before a new constitution is unveiled in June by King Mohammed VI.
The march was organized by the Facebook youth movement Fevrier 20. The group said its members would not accept the present draft constitution because it was written by the king's own people. It denounced his decision to refer the new constitution to a committee he appointed.
King Mohammed announced last month he would give up some of his wide-scale powers and make the judiciary independent -- the latter a particularly hot subject in Morocco.
Calls for an end to political detention and questions about the king's personal business activities were also on protesters' banners. There was visible resentment at the royal family's business operations, controlled by its holding company SNI. There were also groups protesting about the prices of basic household items.
(CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured Thursday -- most of them tourists -- when an explosion tore through a cafe in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, the state-run news agency said.
Maghreb Arabe Presse quoted one official as saying that early indications point to a terrorist attack.
Witnesses told CNN the blast occurred at Cafe Argana in Place Jemaa el Fna, the popular bazaar that draws thousands of tourists every year.
Rescuers were dispatched to the scene and police opened an investigation, the news agency reported.
It is not immediately known whether the attack was linked to unrest across the Arab world or militant activity.
There have been protests lately in the North African country.
Thousands of Moroccans held a peaceful demonstration nationwide Sunday, calling for a radical overhaul of the country's governance before a new constitution is unveiled in June by King Mohammed VI.
The march was organized by the Facebook youth movement Fevrier 20. The group said its members would not accept the present draft constitution because it was written by the king's own people. It denounced his decision to refer the new constitution to a committee he appointed.
King Mohammed announced last month he would give up some of his wide-scale powers and make the judiciary independent -- the latter a particularly hot subject in Morocco.
Calls for an end to political detention and questions about the king's personal business activities were also on protesters' banners. There was visible resentment at the royal family's business operations, controlled by its holding company SNI. There were also groups protesting about the prices of basic household items.
. Thats exactly what Ive been hearing.
