A video appearing to show the murder of one of two tourists killed in Morocco is almost certainly real, Norwegian police have concluded.

The bodies of university students Maren Ueland and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen were found on Monday near a popular tourist spot in the Atlas mountains.

The men in the video claim the murders were in revenge for events in Syria.

Police say four men arrested this week appeared in a separate propaganda video recorded before the murders.

Nine further arrests were made on Thursday and Friday for "suspected links to the perpetrators of the terrorist act", Moroccan officials said.

The women's bodies were flown from the Moroccan city of Casablanca to Denmark on Friday.

Who were the victims?


Ms Jespersen, who was 24 and from Denmark, and 28-year-old Norwegian Ms Ueland had been studying outdoor activities at the University of Southeastern Norway.

They had arrived on a month-long holiday in Morocco on 9 December and had travelled to the foothills of Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest peak, 10km (6 miles) from the tourist village of Imlil, south of Marrakesh.

Their bodies were found in their tent.

Both women had taken full precautions ahead of their trip, Maren Ueland's mother said.

Thousands of Moroccans are expected to pay tribute to the women on Saturday, in a vigil outside the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Rabat.

Why the videos are significant

A video apparently showing the beheading of one of the women was shared on social media by supporters of so-called Islamic State, and Norwegian authorities said on Friday that while it still had to be analysed further, it seemed genuine.

"So far, there is nothing concrete to show that this video is not real," the crime investigation service Kripos said in a statement.

In the video, the killer is heard saying: "This is in revenge for our brothers in Hajin," a reference to a town in eastern Syria lost by so-called Islamic State (IS) to US-backed forces this week.

After that video was circulated, a second low-quality video emerged showing four men in front of a flag claiming to be IS supporters.

Moroccan authorities have told Norwegian police that the four men in detention are the same men who appeared in the second video.

Prosecutors say the video was recorded last week, before the murders.

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Pics below show victims, Morocco police operations and the three suspects.

None of my business

I tire for this religion

Islamabad

Religion of piece indeed

May there soul rip

Flattino:
None of my business

Vickym1:
Religion of piece indeed

SeverusSnape:
I tire for this religion

Vickym1:
Religion of piece indeed

You tire for this religion or you tire for the black sheep in the religion?

When last have you seen upright Muslims that understand the religion like prominent Shaykhs and Imam from Saudi Arabia come to ur house to request for your head if you dont practise Islam?

People keep fooling themselves... by the time people realize that ISIS, Boko Haram etc are fighting for territorial and political gains, we will know how to handle them better

How can they be endorsed by Islam when Islam forbids suicide and this people do suicide bombing?

They kill Muslims too nd the Prophet has said killing a fellow Muslim is disbelief...

So how can they be for Islam when thet are clearly against Islam?

If u like tire till tomorrow or next year, Islam will continue till the end if days, more people will join and then eventually true Muslims are going to paradise

If u dont like it, third mainland bridge is still open

Nonsense

Ash Hadu Alla Ila ha Illallah wa ash hadu Anna Muhammadur rasuulullah!




May God almighty increase our understanding and defeat the confederate of Shaithan in this dunya

In what way are these beautiful ladies responsible for your brothers in hajin?

dis is a general prb last last

OladimejiRufai:


You tire for this religion or you tire for the black sheep in the religion?

When last have you seen upright Muslims that understand the religion like prominent Shaykhs and Imam from Saudi Arabia come to ur house to request for your head if you dont practise Islam?

People keep fooling themselves... by the time people realize that ISIS, Boko Haram etc are fighting for territorial and political gains, we will know how to handle them better

How can they be endorsed by Islam when Islam forbids suicide and this people do suicide bombing?

They kill Muslims too nd the Prophet has said killing a fellow Muslim is disbelief...

So how can they be for Islam when thet are clearly against Islam?

If u like tire till tomorrow or next year, Islam will continue till the end if days, more people will join and then eventually true Muslims are going to paradise

If u dont like it, third mainland bridge is still open

Nonsense

What is the fate of non-Muslims like those beautiful women in the pictures above?