An ISIS supporter active in the region of Sala Al Jadida was arrested on Thursday, a statement from the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) said on Friday.
“This arrest is the culmination of close collaboration between (Moroccan security forces) and US law-enforcement,” the statement read.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that the suspect had prepared digital content in which he pledged allegiance to the group, the BCIJ said.
He had planned to join foreign jihadist training camps “before deciding to join a terror plot in Morocco using explosive devices”, the statement added.
Police seized electronic devices and materials, which the BCIJ suspects were intended to be used for the preparation of explosive devices.
The suspect was taken into custody pending the BCIJ’s investigation under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism affairs, with a view to highlighting the links of this terrorist plot, as well as its regional ramifications both in Morocco and abroad.
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