Whew! No Americans killed in this one, so it doesn't matter....

Four bombs exploded in the coastal city of Casablanca late Friday, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 60 others, according to news services. The blasts damaged a synagogue, a Spanish restaurant and the Belgian consulate, officials said; no U.S. sites were targeted.

The simultaneous explosions, caused by three car bombs and a suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt, came after warnings by U.S. counter-terrorism officials earlier on Friday that an al Qaeda attack might be imminent, citing Africa as a possible target. They also came only days after a bombing blamed on al Qaeda killed 34 people in Saudi Arabia.