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15 arrested after police dismantle terror cell
Moroccan police have dismantled a new Al Qaida-linked terror cell, arresting 15 suspects last week in various towns across the country, the official MAP news agency reported on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 20:41 August 29, 2008
Rabat: Moroccan police have dismantled a new Al Qaida-linked terror cell, arresting 15 suspects last week in various towns across the country, the official MAP news agency reported on Friday.
The "dangerous terrorist network" was planning attacks in Morocco and was found in possession of chemicals and electronic devices to make bombs, the report said, citing security officials. An official from Morocco's Interior Ministry was not immediately available to comment. The group, known as Fath Al Andalus, had "operational links with foreign extremists belonging to Al Qaida," the MAP agency quoted police as saying.
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