On the morning of 17 December 2018, a pair of French hikers came across the decapitated bodies of the victims, and their tent, near a trail connecting Imlil to Mount Toubkal. A suspect named Abderrahim Khayali was quickly apprehended following the incident, after police found an ID in the victims' tent, that had been left behind by the suspect. Three additional suspects, Abdessamad Ejjoud, Rachid Afatti, and Younes Ouaziyad, were later apprehended by the police while riding a bus during the morning rush hour in the nearby city of Marrakesh. The three suspects were caught in possession of bladed weapons. Abdessamad Ejjoud is assumed to be the leader of the group, and the four men had shot a video the week before the murders, where they pledged allegiance to ISIS.
The killers had agreed to carry out a terrorist act on either security services or foreign tourists, before deciding to travel to the Imlil region to look for foreigners, and where they would target the two backpackers. In the video of the killings, the attackers can be heard shouting "enemies of Allah", and "revenge for our brothers in Hajin".
Moroccan police later made additional arrests of individuals believed to have connections with the suspects.
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as much as i want to be sympathetic , white women hiking alone in a barren mountain of an islamic country is just plain dumb.
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Im inclined to agree with you, being 2018 at that. They should have had more common sense to realize that was a suicide mission
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They were stunning and brave, strong and independent, and didn't need no man.
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and dead too.
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Well, the men there have a tendency to swing their blades around .
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Yup. Like, haven't you heard of the word dangers? Precautions? I am a male and I get on my danger mode when walking at night. Those two got some taste of life sadly.
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Muslims come in all skin tones, you know.
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Your comment is a perfect example of shifting attention from the actual issue. It's not about being a "muslim", it's about the prevalent race that practices the religion. Browns. The issue here is racial.
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its not about that. its about being alone in muslim territory
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The comment said "white women."
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