A swiss national is on Saturday been arrested in Marrakesh in Morocco in connection with the investigation of the deaths of two female tourists from Denmark and Norway.
The typing of the moroccan media TelQuel.
Danish Louise Vesterager Jespersen and her friend Maren Ueland from Norway was killed during a trek in the Atlas mountains in Morocco.
They were found dead 17. december near the village of Imlil.
With the latest arrest is a total of 20 people have been arrested – suspected of being involved in the case.
According to the AFP news agency believed the swiss citizen to have given some of the other arrested marksmanship, as well as training in the use of communication tools – including “new technology”.
It appears by a statement from the prosecutor’s office in Morocco.
Besides, the man joined the “extremist ideology”, it sounds in the opinion of the public prosecutor. He lives in Morocco, but has – in addition to swiss citizenship – also Spanish citizenship.
The moroccan authorities have previously indicated that drabssagen from the Atlas mountains to be considered as terror.
A week before the killings at Louise Vesterager Jespersen, and J. Ueland released four of those arrested, a video on the internet, where they swear allegiance to the Islamic State.
the Police in Morocco believe, however, that the leadership of the Islamic State have been involved in the planning of the murders of the two tourists.
