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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Dismantles ISIS Cell

A guard stands outside Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in 2015. (Getty Images)

Morocco announced Tuesday that it has dismantled an ISIS terrorist cell that was plotting to carry out attacks in the Kingdom, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

The interior ministry said that the three-member cell was active in the city of Kenitra north of Rabat.

The cell promoted ISIS operations and sought to stage terror attacks in the country, it added in a statement.

One of the suspects attempted to join ISIS ranks in Syria and Iraq. He also tried to join its affiliates in western Africa before deciding on plotting an attack in Morocco in collaboration with the two other members of the cell.

The suspects have since been referred to the concerned judiciary.

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