Morocco Arrests 13 Over Murder of 2 Female Scandinavian Tourists

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

Nine more people have been arrested over the killing of two Scandinavian university students in a remote corner of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, bringing the total arrests to 13.  Authorities in Morocco see the killings as a terrorist act.

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations says the latest arrests were made Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 across the country.