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Morocco arrests suspected Islamic State group member
[AnNahar] Moroccan police said Thursday they had arrested a suspected Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group member, in cooperation with U.S. intelligence officers, who was accused of plotting a "terrorist" act. The 29-year-old man was arrested in the economic capital Casablanca "for his alleged involvement in the preparation of a terrorist scheme aimed at seriously undermining public order", Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said in a statement. The suspect had carried out "reconnaissance visits to identify certain security checkpoints, with a view to attacking them and using their weapons in terrorist operations", the BCIJ added. The suspect had reportedly sought to "join terrorist organizations" including those based in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in Syria and Iraq. In 2003, Casablanca was hit by a dozen jacket wallahs, killing 33 people and wounding dozens more. Since then, Morocco has been spared major attacks, but its security services regularly report foiling plots. Since 2002, Moroccan police claim to have dismantled 2,000 "terror cells" and arrested some 3,500 people in cases linked to terror, according to the BCIJ. Related: Casablanca: 2022-08-30 Drug trafficking operation foiled in Casablanca, over 3 Tons of Chira seized Casablanca: 2021-11-07 Mallorca police seek 12 people who fled plane after emergency landing Casablanca: 2021-07-22 GITMO Detainee Happy to be Back in Morocco Related: Morocco: 2022-09-27 Muslim Migrants to Obtain the Majority of Diversity Lottery Visas Morocco: 2022-09-26 Visiting Israel, Pakistani delegation promotes vision of peace ‘one step at a time’ Morocco: 2022-09-26 Somalia: Al-Shabaab targets military training base; 15 dead Posted by: trailing wife 2022-10-01 |
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