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| A Moroccan girl places a flower during a vigil for the two Scandinavian hikers, who were killed in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, outside the Danish Embassy in Rabat on December 22, 2018 (AFP Photo/FADEL SENNA) |
Rabat (AFP) - Crowds of Moroccans gathered Saturday to mourn two Scandinavian hikers brutally murdered by suspected jihadists in the High Atlas mountains.
Hundreds of
people paid tribute to Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and
28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland outside the embassies of their homelands in
the capital Rabat.
Signs laid
out or put by those gathered read "RIP Maren and Louisa",
"Terrorism has no religion or nationality" and "Sorry".
A minute of
silence was held in the presence of diplomats from Denmark and Norway.
In the
southern village of Imlil, near where the bodies of the two hikers were found,
hundreds of people paid their respects, while dozens more laid flowers and lit
candles in tourist hub city Marrakesh.
The grisly killings have shaken Morocco, where tourism is a cornerstone of the economy.
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A Moroccan
man places a candle during a vigil for the two Scandinavian hikers,
who were
killed in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, outside the Danish Embassy
in Rabat
on December 22, 2018 (AFP Photo/FADEL SENNA)
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The grisly killings have shaken Morocco, where tourism is a cornerstone of the economy.
The bodies
of the two women were found Monday after they had pitched their tent at an
isolated mountain site around two hours' walk from Imlil.
One of them
was beheaded, according to a source close to the investigation.
Thirteen
people have been detained across the country in connection with the killings,
which the authorities have classified as a "terrorist act".
The Danish
and Norwegian ambassadors to Morocco have thanked the public and authorities in
the country for their support and messages of condolence.
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