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Radio 4,24 Nov 2016,11 mins

The Abduction of Mehdi Ben Barka

Witness History

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In 1965 French agents in Paris helped kidnap the Moroccan dissident and left-wing activist Mehdi Ben Barka. He was taken to a villa in Paris where it is believed he was murdered by Moroccan security officials. His body has never been found. Alex Last spoke to Bachir Ben Barka who is still fighting to find out what happened to his father.

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