Sisters Held in Suspected Suicide Bombing Plot
From Times Wire Reports
Police detained twin sisters on suspicion that they were planning a suicide bombing in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, security officials said.
The two suspects planned to blow up a supermarket in a residential neighborhood, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Up to 1,000 people have been detained in a security crackdown since five suicide bombings May 16 in Casablanca killed 45 people, including 12 attackers.
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