Moroccan Interior Ministry dismantle Daesh terrorist cell
Moroccan police have been able to dismantle a
terrorist cell suspected of belonging to Daesh in the cities of Sidi Bennour,
Jadida, Mohammedia and Marrakech, consisting of six elements, according to Sky
News.
According to a statement issued by the Moroccan Interior
Ministry that in response to the terrorist threats linked to Daesh the police
on Thursday, March 14, 2019, dismantled a terrorist cell in the new cities and
Sidi Bennour and Mohammedia and Marrakech.
The statement pointed out that it consists of six
terrorist elements between 27 and 40 years, including a former detainee under
the anti-terrorism law, which was linked Daesh in Libya.
The ministry explained that the delicate security
situation enabled them to reveal the involvement of the suspects who have
declared their allegiance to Daesh on the organization’s terrorist agenda by
planning terrorist operations in the kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the suspects were kept under
the guardianship measures in the framework of the investigations carried out
with them under the supervision of the competent public prosecution.
According to previous statistics from the Moroccan
Interior Ministry, it was able to dismantle 16 terrorist cells in 2016, which
was preparing to commit criminal acts aimed at the security and safety of the
Kingdom, compared to 23 cells in 2015.
