Briton detained in Morocco

A British man is being held over a series of bombings in Morocco which left 44 people dead.

The Foreign Office said thar it was told of his detention on Tuesday after making inquiries on behalf of his family who had reported him missing.

A second Briton is being held in Morocco but it is unclear if his arrest is related to the May bombings of Western and Jewish targets in the city of Casablanca.

Explosions tore through a Spanish restaurant, the Belgian consulate, a Jewish community centre and a hotel.

Among those killed in the 16 May attack were 12 suspected suicide bombers.

The Foreign Office said the man confirmed as being detained holds both British and Moroccan passports and as such authorities in the North African country were not obliged to tell them when he was arrested in the northern city of Fez. He is married to a Moroccan woman.

A spokeswoman refused to name the men or provide any further details, apart from that the second Briton was also arrested in Fez and was being held in Casablanca.