{UAH} IS supporters admit killing and beheading Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco

IS supporters admit killing and beheading Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco

One of the men, who faces the death penalty, tells the court he regrets the killing "and I am still trying to grasp it"

Friday 31 May 2019 13:29, UK

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Image:The women were found dead in their tent. Pic: Louisa Vesterager Jespersen/Maren Ueland

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An Islamic State supporter has admitted beheading one of two Scandinavian backpackers found murdered in their tent in Morocco's Atlas Mountains.

One of the three men involved also admitted recording a video of the killing, which was shared online with other sympathisers of the terror group.

The bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were found in December in the popular hiking area south of Marrakesh.

They were on an unguided trip and camping close to North Africa's highest mountain, Mount Toubkal.

Image:The murders were committed in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains

Image:Abdessamad Ejjoud (left), Rachid Afatti (centre) and Youness Ouaziyad (right)

At Thursday's court hearing in Sale, near Moroccan capital Rabat, Abdessamad Ejjoud and Youness Ouziyad admitted the murders, while Rachid Afatti said he filmed the killing.

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"After failing to join the Islamic State, we decided to do jihad at home," said Ejjoud, a 33-year-old carpenter and father of two from Marrakesh.

Ejjoud admitted beheading one of the women: "I regret what happened and I am still trying to grasp it," he said.

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