(CNN) Danish police have launched prosecutions against 14 people who allegedly shared a video showing the murder of a young woman in Morocco.

Police inspector Michael Kjeldgaard at East Jutland Police said that the individuals were charged after sharing the footage via Facebook Messenger or other social media, according to a statement released on Thursday.

The video, which authorities believe is authentic, shows the murder of one of two young hikers found beheaded near the town of Imil, in the Atlas Mountains south of Marrakesh on December 17, 2018.

Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, of Denmark and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland were killed in what both Moroccan and Danish authorities have characterized as a terrorist act.

Twelve individuals have been charged with unauthorized disclosure of the video under "especially aggravating" circumstances.

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