Backpacker Murders in Morocco Were an ‘Act of Terror,’ Officials Say

Backpacker Murders in Morocco Were an ‘Act of Terror,’ Officials Say
Maren Ueland of Norway (L), and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen of Denmark, were killed on Dec. 17 while on a camping trip in Morocco. Private Handout/NTB Scanpix/via Reuters; Facebook
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Denmark’s prime minister says the killings of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains can be considered “politically motivated and thus an act of terror.”

The two female tourists, Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, of Denmark and 28-year-old Maren Ueland of Norway, were killed in an unguarded area in hard to reach mountains, according to the Moroccan prosecutor’s office.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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