Terror Plot Foiled In Morocco, Extremist Cell Operating In Tangier Dismantled

Rabat, Oct 7 (TNA) The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), foiled in the early hours of Wednesday an imminent terrorist plan.

Following this, an extremist cell operating in the city of Tangier, composed of 5 individuals aged between 22 and 28 years, who had pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization "Daesh" was dismantled.

The intervention operations, conducted simultaneously in Tangier by special forces allowed the arrest of the alleged "emir" of this terrorist cell who has put up a fierce resistance.

A large "banner" bearing the emblem of the organization "Daesh" was also seized, in addition to para-military uniforms, knifes of different calibers, including sharp and blunt objects and a sword, as well as equipment and computer hardware, in addition to prints and portraits of the former leader within the jihadist group "Daesh" in the Sahel-Saharan region, Adnan "Abu Walid al-Sahrawi”.