Region | Morocco

Morocco arrests 35 suspected Al Qaida recruiters

At least 35 members of a gang of suspected Al Qaida recruiters have been arrested in Morroco, the state news agency said on Wednesday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 16:11 July 2, 2008
  • Gulf News

Rabat: At least 35 members of a gang of suspected Al Qaida recruiters have been arrested in Morroco, the state news agency said on Wednesday.

The gang is suspected of sending volunteers to carry out suicide bombings in Iraq or to join Islamist rebels in Algeria.
Moroccan jails already hold around 1,000 Islamists on terrorism-related charges.

Over 55 terrorist cells have been crashed since 2003, according to the Moroccan government.

"This network recruited and transported around 30 candidates for suicide operations in Iraq, and three volunteers to fight alongside AQIM (Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb) in Algeria," MAP cited a police official as saying.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from Morocco

  1. Reshuffle restores government's majority

  2. Moroccan king pardons nearly 25,000 prisoners

  3. Morocco tightens rebel surveillance

  4. Spain charges 3 survivors of migrant tragedy with human trafficking

All articles in Morocco

More from Region

Gulf News
Popular in News
News Editor's choice