[Ennahar] The 27 people jugged recently on suspicion of "terrorism" are part of a network "very dangerous" which has links with AQIM and with "groups based in Europe," said Wednesday the Moroccan Minister of Interior.Among the 27 people jugged in southern Morocco, four have been "in Ahfir and Figuig", near the Moroccan-Algerian border, said the Moroccan Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui, at a conference Press in Rabat.
Cherkaoui did not specify the identity of the accused and the date of their arrest, "to allow further investigation because other accomplices are not excluded."
"This network has links with Aqim (Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb) and has relationships with terrorist groups based mainly in Europe," he said.
According to experts, AQIM fighters are based on the borders of Algeria, Mali and Mauritania.
"33 Kalashnikovs, three submachine guns, four rocket launchers and a large quantity of ammunitions were seized" during the operation near Amgala, 220 km from Laayoune, capital of Western Sahara, said the minister.
"This network intends to engage in bank robberies in Casablanca and Rabat to finance its terrorist activities," he said.