Maren
Ueland was buried on January 21, 2019 in Jaeren, Norway.
The Norwegian minister of health Bent Høie
and the Moroccan ambassador Lamia Radi attended the ceremony.
We, the
comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, will not forget these two women and we hope
those responsible will get the death penalty. Most Moroccans themselves are
sickened by this act of violence that they want the perpetrators to die for
their crime.
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Maren Ueland, left, and
Louisa Vesterager Jespersen were found dead in a popular tourist area
[PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46662748]
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Moroccans
Condemn Tourist Murders at Danish, Norwegian Embassies
Moroccans
continue to show solidarity and condemn the killing of two Scandinavian
tourists, Louisa and Maren, in Imlil near Mount Toubkal
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Moroccans condemning
murder of Scandinavian tourists, Louisa and Maren, in front of Danish embassy
in Rabat. Morocco World News
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Dec 22, 2018
Rabat – Crowds of Moroccans, men
and women, gathered Saturday morning in front of the Danish and Norwegian
embassies in Rabat, carrying banners with messages of solidarity. The banners read “No to terrorism,” and “We are
all Danish and Norwegian.”
Moroccans placed flowers and lit candles
in front of the two Scandinavian embassies today in memory of the two murdered Scandinavian tourists.
A group of Moroccan women who stood near
the embassy of Denmark spoke out: “We as Moroccans are
against terrorism; Our country is one of peace and security, and it will always
be so in the face of extremism that wants to shake its foundations.”
Other demonstrators declared: “We as Moroccans abhor these criminals who committed the
crime, they do not represent Morocco or Islam,” and “Islam is a religion
of peace, tolerance, and coexistence.”
Moroccans of different ages held red
colored banners with green stars representing the Moroccan flag with the Arabic
inscription: “No to terrorism.”
Since the news of the murder emerged on
Monday, Moroccans have displayed various gestures of sympathy with the victims and their families. One Moroccan
stood in front of the Danish embassy in Rabat earlier this week, holding a banner
saying “SORRY.”
Many Moroccans also signed a petition
calling for the death penalty for the first four arrested suspects.
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial
Intelligence (BCIJ) arrested the first suspect on Tuesday, one day after they
discovered the bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark and
Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway.
The BCIJ arrested another three suspects
Thursday on a bus in Marrakech as they were trying to escape. The four suspects
had pledged their allegiance to the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a
video one week before the murder.
Later Thursday and Friday, BCIJ arrested
another nine suspects they believe to have a connection to the crime.
Louisa and Maren were found dead by
their tent in an isolated mountainous area 10 kilometers from the village of
Imlil in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains.
Moroccan officials returned Louisa and Maren’s bodies on Friday to diplomats
from their home countries.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/12/261280/moroccans-condemn-tourist-murders-danish-norwegian-embassies/
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