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Morocco, Spain bust Daesh/ISIS terrorist cell

1 suspect arrested in Morocco, 2 in Spain

Khalid Mejdoup, Ahmed Gouda  | 11.01.2023 - Update : 11.01.2023
Morocco, Spain bust Daesh/ISIS terrorist cell

RABAT, Morocco

Authorities in Morocco and Spain teamed up to bust a terrorist cell linked with the Daesh/ISIS terror group.

One suspect was caught in Morocco’s central Chtouka Ait Baha region, while two were arrested in Spain’s southern city of Almeria, the Moroccan Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Digital equipment and printed materials of the terror group were found during the raid in Chtouka Ait Baha, the ministry added.

According to Moroccan authorities, around 200 Daesh/ISIS cells have been dismantled in the country since 2003.

* Writing by Ahmed Asmar

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