Not six of the dead of French were authorities in France said in.
Al Qaeda regional offshoot, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in particular implementation is a serious of kidnappings for ransom in countries in the region, in recent years actively.
The Marrakesh attack was the deadliest attack in eight years.
William Hague, the Foreign Minister, said he was "shocked and saddened" by the attack.
"British officials are on the Moroccan authorities, establishing the facts and create consular assistance for all British nationals, which was caught up in the explosion can have."
The explosion shortly before noon and tore off the facade - the two-storey Argana Café in the Jema el Fna square, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of Marrakech's old town.
Described a man enter the café and order an orange juice before "Breaking even" see witnesses at the scene. Another, said the bomber entered the Café, was a suitcase and went straight out.
Government officials initially suggested that the explosion was an accident by gas bottles, but later said it was probably a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. Medics treating those injured said she nails in one found the restored.
Khalid Naciri, Minister of communication in the comparison of the attack, a Casablanca in May 2003, the 45 people including 12 suicide bombers dead.
"This is a terrorist act, an intentional crime," he said. "Morocco faces the same threats as in May 2003 and it will deal with them carefully and determined."
"According to the information I have, it could have was of suicide attack perpetrated one" official in the regional governor's Office added.
Although no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, claim to Moroccan members of al Qaeda a video on YouTube, Moroccan interests attack North African wing threaten appeared men last week.
Despite the 2003 attack, and the arrest in January of 27 suspected terrorists with links to the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was the land of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as safe enough for a three-day visit to Rabat and Fez earlier this month.
The Foreign Ministry estimates that more than 300,000 British tourists visit Morocco every year, and many head to Marrakech, the rich reputation as a chic location with boutique hotels, markets and history architecture developed.
Andy Birnie, from North London, which in Marrakech honeymoon is, said he and his fiancée in the square went simply had the explosion occurred, but they were shielded by some.
"So it was noon was very busy," he said. "It was a big bang, and much smoke went, there was dirt from the sky rains."
"Hundreds of people ran some towards which some of the place Café, in panic, away." "The whole front of the Café is blown away."
Colin Kilkelly, one of an estimated 400 British in Marrakech to live, an online magazine writes about local issues, said the square is a Hauptabgehobener amount for Morrocans and tourists alike.
He said "the Argana Café is a place where everyone gathers, it is next to a mosque and close to the entrance of Souk". "It is the main objective."
He added that the residents in Marrakech had previously felt protected by the turbulent events elsewhere in North Africa.
Morocco's King Mohamed VI offered his condolences expressed, while France, the former colonial ruler, condemned the attack as "cruel and cowardly".
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