Six militants loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) have been neutralized in Morocco, the country's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday
NOUAKCHOTT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th February, 2020) Six militants loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) have been neutralized in Morocco, the country's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Thanks to the accurate intelligence from the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation ... [the Interior Ministry] managed to neutralize a terrorist cell with extremist ideology, consisting of six members aged from 18 to 59, who operated in the cities of Casablanca, Mohammedia and Azilal," the statement said.
According to the ministry, the militants planned to carry out terrorist acts in Morocco and were financed by the IS. The investigation is ongoing, the ministry added.
Morocco has been regularly conducting counterterrorism operations in the country.
