THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: At least 14 people were killed by a blast in a café in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.
The blast appeared to have been caused by gas canister catching fire inside the Argana café, in the main Jamaa el-Fna square.
Witnesses reported rescue services pulling casualties from the café.
"There was a huge bang, and lots of smoke went up, there was debris raining down from the sky. Hundreds of people were running in panic, some towards the café, some away from the square. The whole front of the café is blown away," Andy Birnie, of north London, told The Associated Press by telephone. Mr Birnie is honeymooning in Marrakech.
"It was lunchtime so the square was very busy. We had just walked into the square, but were shielded by some stalls. The locals are telling us it was gas bottles exploding."
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