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IS suspect arrested in Morocco

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Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia

Moroccan security forces arrested on Tuesday a man with suspected link to the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

The suspect, 31, was arrested in the southern city of Guelmim, said a statement issued by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation, Morocco’s intelligence bureau.

Investigation showed that the suspect who has a brother fighting for IS in the Syrian-Iraqi region, is defending the extremist ideology, through electronic applications to serve the agenda of this terrorist organization, the statement said.

Several electronic devices, mobile phones and electrical cables were seized, it.

The suspect will be brought to justice upon the completion of the investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office, the statement added. Enditem

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