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<http://www.iht.com> French court convicts 8 of helping 2003 Casablanca suicide bombers The Associated Press Wednesday, July 11, 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/11/europe/EU-GEN-France-Morocco-Terro r-Trial.php PARIS: A Paris court on Wednesday convicted eight people of providing logistical and financial support to suicide bombers who blew themselves up in 2003 at five sites in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, killing 45 people. Sentences ranged from a one-year suspended sentence to 10 years in prison. All eight were found guilty of "criminal association in relation to a terrorist enterprise," a charge often used in France so that investigators, and prosecutors, can make a wide sweep in the search for terrorists or their accomplices. The courtroom, full of family members, erupted in anger when the verdicts were announced. There were cries of "there is no justice." The man who allegedly served as chief of the group, Mustapha Baouchi, received a 10-year prison sentence to be followed by his expulsion from France and a ban on his return. Baouchi allegedly underwent explosives training in camps in Afghanistan. Most of the suspects are thought to have been in contact with Noureddine Nafia, a member of the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group, or GICM, a terrorist group believed to be linked to the Casablanca attacks. Nafia is serving a 20-year sentence in a Moroccan prison for the attacks, which left the 12 suicide bombers among the dead. All of those convicted were born in France or moved here as small children. They were arrested in April 2004. Three French citizens were among those killed in the bombings on May 16, 2003, enabling anti-terror investigators to open an investigation. Moroccan authorities continue to make sporadic arrests related to the Casablanca attacks on diverse targets that included a major downtown hotel. About two dozen people have been convicted in Morocco of involvement in the bombings. In March, Moroccan police arrested Saad Houssaini for alleged participation in the GICM. There were suspicions the former chemistry student made the bombs used. The GICM has also been implicated in the deadly attacks in Madrid in March 2004. FAIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The principle of "Fair Use" was established as law by Section 107 of The Copyright Act of 1976. 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