Morocco Says It Foiled IS-Linked Attack Plot
Authorities arrested 10 suspects and seized bomb-making materials, saying the plot targeted sensitive sites and public security.
- On Monday, Morocco's Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations arrested 10 suspects during coordinated raids in cities including Casablanca and Agadir, foiling plots targeting sensitive public sites.
- Preliminary investigations revealed the suspects pledged allegiance to Islamic State and received direct instructions from the group's Sahel branch to execute attacks within Morocco, according to the BCIJ.
- Security forces recovered butane gas cylinders, pressure cookers packed with nails, and a modified vehicle allegedly intended for suicide or ramming attacks, indicating advanced planning for mass-casualty events.
- Since 2015, the BCIJ has dismantled dozens of militant cells and arrested more than 1,000 suspected jihadists, following a 2023 attack where three individuals killed a Moroccan policeman in Casablanca.
- Jihadist groups including Islamic State and Qaeda affiliates have expanded presence in Mali and Niger, while IS branches in Africa have recruited more than 130 Moroccan fighters, intensifying regional security threats.
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Morocco says it foiled terror plots, arrests 10 suspects in seven cities
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations said it coordinated raids across several cities recovered bladed weapons, military-style clothing, bomb-making instructions, digital materials, chemicals and a vehicle suspected to have been modified for use in a bombing or ramming attack.
The Five-Gorsk City Court arrested Uhta Galina Taranets, accused of attempting to commit a terrorist act and transporting explosives...
In Morocco, a suspected terrorist cell has been dismantled, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations announced in a statement released Monday, July 6. Ten people were arrested. During searches, a modified vehicle that could be used for a suicide attack was discovered, along with bladed weapons. The investigation has been placed under the supervision of the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
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ugandanews.netMorocco foils Islamic State-linked attacks
Weapons, chemicals, bomb-making materials, and recordings containing pledges of allegiance to IS were seized during raids, the country’s counterterrorism agency has said The Moroccan authorities have arrested ten suspected members of a cell linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) affiliates in the Sahel and foiled attacks in the North African country, officials have said....
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