ISIS Now Linked To Hikers’ Brutal Murder

I travel a lot.

I used to travel internationally quite a bit, though lately, life has gotten in the way. I’ve been to a lot of Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and Western Africa.

That being said – it sort of irks me when I hear of American or Europeans who think it’s BIGOTED not to travel to certain areas of the world.

I have no plans to see the Middle East or certain parts of Africa any time soon. It’s not bigoted – it’s realistic. I don’t see the payoff. To be honest, Morocco wasn’t on my “no way” list. I always thought that would be interesting. But I certainly wouldn’t venture out into desolate mountains.

This is horrendous and vile and everything else. Morocco is a safe country, sort of. Nevertheless these beautiful blonde girls were not well counselled travelling, camping in the wild in Morocco.

— Gobsmacked (@midatlantic61) December 20, 2018

That’s not to say it’s not absolutely horrific when things like this happen. I just don’t really understand them.

Three more suspects have been arrested in the killings of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco, in what Danish officials said might be an act of terror linked to ISIS https://t.co/5D5P6O0hOH

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 20, 2018

The victims are Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, from Denmark and Maren Ueland, from Norway.

1) Danish & Norwegian hikers Louisa Vesterager Jespersen & Maren Ueland beheaded by #ISIS-pledged attackers in Atlas Mountains #Morocco, bodies found Monday. Vid allegedly of the gruesome execution circulating on social media along w vid of alleged executioners pledging to ISIS pic.twitter.com/8xRzErqGa9

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) December 20, 2018

Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were knifed and beheaded on camera while camping in the Atlas Mountains.

Their bodies were found on Monday morning.

Footage of the horrifying attack has been shared on social media and has caused outrage in Morocco. The footage shows a blonde woman screaming while a man cuts her neck with what appears to be a sharp kitchen knife.

One of the women was decapitated and the other was found dead with a severe neck wound.

One body was found inside a tent by French hikers and the other just outside.

This is absolutely horrific. I feel sick.

2) In vid of their #ISIS pledge, attackers also condemn “destruction caused by the warplanes of the Crusader alliance,” & state to Moroccan gov intelligence: “…you have always claimed that you know everything, where is your knowledge? For here we are…” https://t.co/EVY9gSXg74 pic.twitter.com/55ATdg3krh

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) December 20, 2018

3) As of yet, #ISIS is mute on the attack, & hasn’t claimed. Furthermore, method of videos’ releases suggest attackers have no direct connection to ISIS. Tho #Norway & #Denmark part of anti-ISIS coalition, neither receives direct ISIS threats to extent of #US #France #UK & others

— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) December 20, 2018

With all that being said… how much longer before Denmark and Norway are no safer?

UPDATE: I refuse to watch the video. I just can’t. But I just talked to someone who did. Some stories said they had “neck injuries.” They were RAPED and then BEHEADED WHILE STILL ALIVE. He says if more Americans were FORCED to watch it… this kind of thing would stop happening.