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Source: Xinhua
The Moroccan authorities arrested a new Islamic State (IS) suspect with links to a terror cell busted Thursday, Morocco’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The ministry announced Thursday the dismantling of a terror cell made up of eight people with suspected links to IS operating in the northern city of Tangier and central city of Oued Zem.
Initial investigations into the busted terrorist cell led to the arrest of another member suspected of involvement in this cell’s terrorist plans in Oued Zem, the statement said.
“The suspect, who gained skills in manufacturing explosive charges and belts, was about to receive from his accomplices the necessary funding to purchase the raw materials used for making these explosive devices,” the ministry said in a statement.
The cell was plotting to carry out a series of terrorist attacks against sensitive sites in the north African kingdom, it said.
Since 2015, Moroccan security services have busted over 50 terrorist cells, more than 40 of which were linked to the IS, according to interior ministry statistics.
