Tourism worries in Morocco

April 16, 2007

Security in the Moroccan commercial capital Casablanca has been stepped up after the death of five suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the space of four days last week. Speculation that more than a dozen suicide bombers are still on the run is fuelling tensions. Economists fear the terror threat could scare off foreign investors and tourists at a time when the government is striving to lure both to spur Morocco's stagnant economy.