Morocco says 52 arrested planning to set up IS branch

July 27, 2016 23:36

Morocco today announced the arrests of 52 suspects planning to set up a branch of the Islamic State jihadist group and carry out attacks in the North African country.

The suspects have been detained and will go on trial once an investigation has been completed, the interior ministry said.

"The arrested individuals planned to set up a vilayet (province) in Morocco affiliated to Daesh," it said, using an Arabic acronym for IS.

It said the arrests had foiled "terrorist plots at a very advanced stage of preparation on prisons, security establishments, festivals and leisure centres in several cities of Morocco, apart from assassinations of security

officials, soldiers and tourists".

The suspects had been using social media to drum up propaganda for IS and to enrol young recruits to join up and travel to conflict zones, the ministry said.

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