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Morocco’s interior ministry said Thursday that security services have foiled “dangerous” Islamic State (IS) terrorist attacks and arrested 10 suspects, including a French national.
The cell, which was directed by IS leaders, was about to carry out a suicide car bomb attack, before authorities acted on “precise tip-offs,” the ministry said in a statement.
The cell also planned to recruit more extremists and launch a guerrilla war, the statement said.
The mastermind of the cell was arrested inside a “safe house” in the city of El Jadida, about 190 km southwest of Rabat, and a considerable amount of weapons and ammunitions were seized, the statement said.
The dismantlement of the cell comes amid growing threats from IS Moroccan fighters to undermine the country’s security and stability.
The ministry said it has busted 31 terrorist cells since 2013 and foiled “numerous terrorist plans” targeting vital national, Arab and Western interests.
