Mon, May 19, 2003 - Page 6 News List

Morocco begins investigation

ROUNDING UP SUSPECTS Although no charges have been filed, some known Muslim extremists have been taken into custody

AP , CASABLANCA

In April, the kingdom put off municipal elections over fears that fundamentalists could gain ground. In September legislative voting, the Islamic moderate Justice and Development Party tripled its seats to 42 in the 325 parliamentary chamber.

Morocco has been spared the violence that has scarred neighboring Algeria, where the government has battled Islamic extremists for more than a decade.

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