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Morocco: bomb rips through tourist café in Marrakesh

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Morocco struggles to get back to normal after its worst terrorist attack for eight years. We also show you some disturbing and dramatic scenes from our team who were in Misrata as the battle for the Libyan city raged. Finally, we speak to those in Mauritania determined to take advantage of unrest across the region to inflict regime change there.

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