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Tens of Thousands March in Casablanca

Monday, November 07, 2005 12:15:25 PM

Thousands hold banners in  Casablanca, southern Morocco, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005, as they marched through the city on Sunday to protest al Qaida's decision to kill two Moroccan hostages in Iraq.  Al Qaida has said it decided to kill the Moroccan embassy employees, Abderrahim Boualem and Abdelkrim al Mouhafidi because of Morocco's support for the US-backed Iraqi government. (AP Photo/Jalil Bounhar)CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) - Tens of thousands of Moroccans marched through Casablanca to demand the release of two Moroccan Embassy employees reported kidnapped in Iraq and threatened with execution.

Demonstrators chanted "No to terrorism" and "Islam is a religion of love, not hatred" during Sunday's march. The Moroccan government has condemned the kidnappings and called for the hostages to be released without any conditions.

"All Moroccans feel targeted by this kidnapping," said Mohamed Benhammou, one of the march organizers.


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