Off the wire
• Over 130 nabbed for suspected involvement in vaccine scandal  • China's 4,500-meter submersible finishes Indian Ocean exploration  • Xi's visit to boost Sino-Czech cooperation, friendship: People's Daily  • Chinese president to visit Czech, attend nuclear security summit in U.S.  • China confirms participation in naval drill in Pacific  • Cross-Strait Chinese share responsibility to protect Nansha Islands: FM  • Singapore's Budget 2016 announced with focus on economic transformation  • German manufactures more positive on export outlook in March  • China expands VAT pilot program to all industries  • Security tightened in Houston after terror attacks in Belgium  
You are here: 　 Home

Morocco arrests 9 IS-linked suspects

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Morocco said Thursday that it has arrested nine people with suspected links to Islamic State (IS).

The suspects have been active in Marrakech and three other cities and were planning "IS-style" attacks, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

They planned to join IS camps in Libya in order to receive training, the statement added.

Morocco has witnessed a growing threat from IS.

The interior ministry said that since 2013, over 30 terrorist cells have been destroyed and "numerous terrorist plans" targeting critical Moroccan and foreign interests foiled. Endit