31.   Yassir Al-Siri, a spokesman for the Islamic group Islamic Observation Center in London, confirmed the arrest and urged Moroccan authorities to free him immediately.

32.   Yassine heads the Justice and Good Works organization, banned by Moroccan authorities.

33.   He told AFP that he was pleased the Moroccan authorities had called on the EU to back the constitutional reforms in Morocco.

34.   But the Moroccan authorities insisted Zerouali must join them for the African Nations Cup as scheduled this week.

35.   The Moroccan authorities did not however immediately link the arrested men with the attack in Marrakesh.

36.   The press had reported that Moroccan authorities believed Zodiacs, packed with explosives, were to be used in the attacks against NATO ships.

37.   Ketiri, commercial director of a major Casablanca hotel, said the Moroccan authorities had given their approval and preparations were almost complete.

38.   Moroccan authorities stopped the Israeli bodyguards from entering the country with their guns, the Moroccan newspaper Al Jomhour reported.

39.   Moroccan authorities earlier said they believed a group responsible for an attack Wednesday on a Marrakesh hotel which left two Spanish tourists dead included Algerians.

40.   Moroccan authorities were set to release details later Wednesday on the exact circumstances of the Guegnon accident, race organiser Hubert Auriol told AFP.