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| Africa: North |
| ’Suicide bomber’ teens in court |
| 2003-09-26 |
| Three teenage girls, including twin sisters, are due to appear in a Moroccan court later on Friday charged with planning suicide attacks in Rabat. Iman and Sanaa Laghrisse and their friend Hakima Rejlane, all aged 14, are the youngest suspects so far in a series of trials targeting Islamists in the wake of the bombings in Casablanca in May that killed 45 people. The announcement of their arrest earlier this month caused a sensation here. We had a good laugh about it here, I didn’t know they were 14. The fact that girls so young were apparently prepared to die for the cause of Islamic extremism added a new dimension to the trauma Morocco has been suffering since the attacks. The information that has filtered out about the girls since has provoked both pity and fear. According to the police, they were planning to carry out a suicide attack on a supermarket that sells alcohol in Rabat. The porno movie theater was already booked. The alleged plot apparently came to light when they asked their local imam, or Islamic preacher, if he would give his official blessing with a fatwa. He said no. It has been reported that the girls come from a broken home, had been living in poverty with little education and may have been forced into prostitution. The police say the girls came increasingly under the influence of Islamists as they tried to find a way out of their desperate situation. The prosecution case seems likely to focus on the girls’ alleged manipulation by Islamic extremists. This sounds like a job for Oprah! |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Send them to China, where there's a growing shortage of marriageable women. I'm sure their Chinese husband will straighten them out in no time. If you want to be mean, send them to NKor as "excess baggage". |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-26 4:39:37 PM |
| #2 Yes, maybe Oprah can help them with their "self esteem" issues. She can bring in Dr. Phil to consult... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-26 3:20:14 PM |
| #1 It's not surprising that the Islamists target that age group. Cults, drug pushers, gymnastics coaches, pimps, pedophiles and other lowlife find young adults that age confused and easy to sway. It's sad. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-26 12:34:00 PM |