RABAT — Moroccan authorities have dismantled a cell of
Daesh-affiliated militants and arrested three suspects accused of plotting an
assassination, security services said Tuesday.
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The suspects, detained in the southern city of Errachidia,
had planned "crimes of a terrorist nature against individuals" and
selected a public servant for "imminent assassination", according to
the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), which oversees
counterterrorism operations.
Security forces searched the suspects' homes and a shop,
where they found military clothing, extremist literature and information, it
said.
The head of the cell was "active in recruiting from the
among followers of traditional religious trends", said the statement
carried by the MAP state news agency.
The suspects, aged between 21 and 37, "had shared
digital content of a terrorist nature such as those documenting suicide attacks
and killings carried out by Daesh", it said.
They were remanded in custody for further investigations on
the cell's potential international links, its plans and any other people
"involved in its extremist activities", the statement said, warning
that
Morocco continues to face the threat of terror attacks.
Since 2002, Moroccan security services have dismantled more
than 2,000 extremist cells and made over 3,500 arrests linked to terrorism,
according to BCIJ figures published in February.
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