[North Africa Post] Moroccan security forces said Wednesday they had averted and foiled terrorist attacks there by the recent arrest of three extremists affiliated to Daesh. The three captured men were active in the Northern Moroccan cities of Tangier and Mdiq, according to the Ministry of the Interior.According to investigators, the cell was planning to carry out a series of deadly attacks against the peace and stability of Morocco. The three jihadis were planning to create a Daesh province (wilayat) in Morocco, said Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation.
The ringleader of the cell was assigned by a senior Daesh operative to prepare and carry out attacks against strategic sites including security complexes, hotels, tourist attractions and foreigners. Investigators say the cell leader had already acquired chemical products and lab equipment necessary for making explosives.