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...road. One U.S. Marine and five Pakistani consulate employees were among the injured. The U.S. immediately closed diplomatic missions in Pakistan as well as the American Center in Islamabad. MEANWHILE Camels to Arabia In a new twist on coals to Newcastle, Australia has exported more than 100 camels to Saudi Arabia - for their meat. Introduced in the 19th century, 500,000 camels now roam wild in Australia while in Saudi Arabia, the breeding of beasts for racing has left fewer available for the table...
...Moroccan officials believe that it was when the Saudis initially received no word from their superiors that they decided on their own to prepare for attacks on American and Jewish targets inside the country. Moroccan sources say that while no specific targets are known, the Saudis were observed conducting surveillance that hinted at their intentions. Sources say that Moroccan officials feared that the terrorists had their sights on various U.S. diplomatic facilities, luxury hotels catering to Western tourists and synagogues serving the 4,000 remaining members of Morocco's 2,000-year-old Jewish community. Moroccan sources say that...
...Moroccan officials trace the discovery of the Rabat cell directly to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. Sources say that U.S. and British forces captured 17 Moroccan members of al Qaeda and sent them to Guantanamo. Under interrogation, sources tell TIME, some of the Moroccans fingered a Saudi they knew only as Zuher. They said that he had recruited many of them to join Al Qaeda and believed that he had headed back to Morocco. An even better clue came when at least one of the detainees recalled the family name of the Moroccan wife who had perished in Tora...
...that other cells may be operating as well. Moreover, they are concerned that al Qaeda may be receiving assistance from local radicals who are sympathetic to but not part of Bin Laden's network. In addition to questioning the Moroccan wives and sister-in-law of two of the Saudi suspects, authorities are looking into whether the Moroccans who provided logistical help were Muslim extremists or just friendly neighbors...
...Morocco's move against Al Qaeda poses political and economic questions, too. Western diplomats say that in acting so swiftly and publicly against the Saudi cell, Morocco risked upsetting sensitive relations with a Saudi government that has been desperately trying to clean up its image as a breeding ground for Islamic terrorists. The news of the extremist threat also could undermine Morocco's image as a peaceful holiday place, possibly damaging an economic sector that accounts for 5.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product...