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Trial for murder of Scandinavian hikers to open in Morocco

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Three main defendants, accused of direct involvement in the murders and who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group, could theoretically face the death penalty.

One of the killers refers to"enemies of Allah" and revenge for brothers in Syria. The video did the rounds online in Morocco, Norway and Denmark.

A separate video in the initial aftermath of the murder showed the alleged killers pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, under the jihadist organisation's banner. They had recently embraced Salafism, an ultra-conservative branch of Sunni Islam, according to friends, neighbours and some family members. The"terrorist cell" was inspired by IS ideology, according to investigators.

Abdessamad Ejjoud, a 25-year-old street vendor referred to as the emir of the group by peers, is the suspected ringleader of the operational cell and a wider group he formed in Marrakesh, according to investigators.

 

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