15 charged with terrorism offences over beheading of two Scandinavian backpackers in Morocco

Moroccan prosecutors charged 15 people with terrorism offences on Sunday over the beheading of two Scandinavian backpackers who were found dead on a hiking trip.

A statement from the public prosecutor in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, announced a slew of charges against the large group of people arrested, according to Al Jazeera and the Associated Press.

They were captured by police investigating the deaths of Louisa Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway.

The women were found decapitated in their tent on December 17, some 6 miles outside of the village of Imlil in the High Atlas Mountains, a popular hiking area.

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