Police in Morocco raided a Bible study this week, forcing five Christian missionaries to return home.

Moroccan authorities in Casablanca say the missionaries were trying to convert Muslims.

The Christians, however, say they were only having a Bible study with other believers and that their Christian materials had been approved by the government before the arrest.

Christianity and Judaism are freely practiced in Morocco, but proselytizing to convert Muslims is considered illegal.\

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