Terrorists arrested in Morocco

2019-07-28 07:59:09

(MENAFN) The Moroccan security services dismantled on Saturday a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the northern city of Tangiers, and arrested five suspects.

A statement of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation Morocco's intelligence said that, bureau the five extremists, are in ages between 24 and 36, one of them is a former detainee on terrorism charges who had fought in the ranks of terrorist groups in Syria.

The statement also added that, elements of this terrorist cell were in contact with supporters of the IS group in order to coordinate and prepare attacks targeting sensitive sites in Morocco.

The statement said that, the suspects will be brought to justice at the end of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor's office.

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