Rabat - Morocco’s Central Bureau for Judiciary Investigations (BCIJ), dismantled, on Wednesday, a terrorist cell composed of nine members operating in Sidi Moumen (Casablanca), Oued Zem, Boujniba, Fqih Bensaleh and Ouled Said (Kasbat Tadla), said a statement by the interior ministry.
Among the cell members is a former convict who was sued under the anti-terror law and belonged to a terrorist network linked to "Al Qaeda in Iraq", dismantled in 2008, said the source, noting that this operation is part of the proactive approach to counter terrorist threats.
According to accurate data, the cell members made secret contacts with leaders of ISIS to coordinate operations of sending Moroccan volunteer fighters to this hot spot and the necessary financial support, it added.
The cell's dismantling confirms ISIS's determination to create terrorist sleeper cells in Morocco including Moroccan fighters who had military training in ISIS camps in order to carry out dangerous terrorist operations in the Kingdom.
The accused will be brought to justice once the investigation is completed under the supervision of the public prosecutor, it said.
With MAP
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