Morocco\u2019s Interior Ministry says that the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations have arrested a Chadian national affiliated with the so called-Islamic State terrorist group and foiled a \u201cdangerous\u201d plot to attack Western diplomatic buildings and tourist sites.<\/p>\n
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Morocco\u2019s Interior Ministry says that the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations have arrested a Chadian national affiliated with the so called-Islamic State terrorist group and foiled a \u201cdangerous\u201d plot to attack Western diplomatic buildings and tourist sites.<\/p>\n
The Moroccan newly created FBI-like Bureau of Investigations managed to arrest the suspect on Friday in a house in the northern city of Tangiers, after receiving \u201caccurate\u201d information.<\/p>\n
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect flew to Morocco from Chad on May 4, landing at the Casablanca airport.<\/p>\n
The statement added that the Chadian national was \u201crecruited by ISIS to organize a terror cell comprised of Moroccans and Algerians to attack Western diplomatic buildings and tourist sites in Morocco.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Interior Ministry spokesman said that the suspect had already explored the targeted sites as part of his preparation to carry out the terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n
The same source added that the scope of the threat posed by the plot was similar to the Casablanca bombings on May 16, 2003, which killed 33 people.<\/p>\n
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