Four new people have been arrested in Morocco in recent days, suspected of belonging to a "
terrorist
"
cell
affiliated with the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), dismantled in mid-September in the south of the kingdom, Moroccan authorities said on Wednesday. .
The members of the cell "were
preparing to perpetrate terrorist acts on the national territory, targeting security and military installations
," said the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in a statement released by the agency on Wednesday. MAP press release.
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The suspects also targeted "
a list of officials working in security and military services and public administrations (...) either by poisoning or physical liquidation
", it added in the press release.
They "
pledged allegiance to the alleged emir of the Daesh organization and joined a campaign of enlistment and enlistment for the benefit of their terrorist organization for which they chose the name Jamaât Attawhid Al Islami Bi Al Maghrib
", details the same source.
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The members of this organization "
have shown their willingness to recruit and recruit to join Wilayate Khorasan, considered the new den of terrorist organizations
" in Afghanistan. And they “
also expressed their support and blessing for the terrorist operations which recently targeted the airport in the Afghan capital
,” notes the BCIJ.