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| Morocco: arrest of six Moroccans suspected of planning attacks |
| 2010-12-28 |
| [Ennahar] The Moroccan authorities have announced Monday they had recently jugged six Moroccans suspected of intending to commit terrorist attacks, after having trained on websites. "The member of this network have acquired considerable experience in the manufacture of explosives" via the Internet and they were planning to "carry out acts of sabotage (...) through car booms" in particular, according to a statement from the Moroccan Interior Ministry on Monday. The six "terrorists" were targeting "certain foreign interests in the kingdom, and several establishments and vital national security posts," the statement said. Authorities did not specify the exact date of these arrests, but according to a Moroccan official who requested anonymity, they took place around December 10 in Oujda and Nador (north-eastern Morocco) and Casablanca. According to the Moroccan Ministry, the six defendants will be brought to justice soon as the investigation, "supervised by the competent Public Prosecutor", will be completed. |
| Posted by:Fred |