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Word: mohammedia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with the rebel Moslem F.L.N. to exploit Saharan oil once France pulls out of Algeria. Last week, at Rome's Urbe airport, mechanics warmed up Mattei's sleek, twin-jet executive plane to carry him on a flight to Morocco to dedicate a new oil refinery at Mohammedia, where the top leadership of the F.L.N. was meeting. Hearing a peculiar noise in one of the French-built jet engines, the mechanics found that a heavy, twisted screwdriver had been taped to the inside. The screwdriver was meant to loosen in flight and be sucked into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Algeria: Le Putsch a Froid? | 1/19/1962 | See Source »

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