Morocco's
interior minister says that Moroccan extremists fighting in Iraq and
Syria are plotting terror attacks on prominent figures and sites back
home.
State
news agency MAP quotes Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad as saying that
1,212 Moroccans belong to terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria, including
the Islamic State group, and several Moroccans have committed suicide
attacks there.
Hassad
told legislators Tuesday the extremists are joining the Islamic State
"not only to fight at its side, but also to receive training with a view
to staging attacks against the kingdom." He didn't give any details on
the possible terrorist plots.
Moroccan
authorities have dismantled several cells accused of recruiting
fighters to join jihadists in Syria. Human rights groups say Moroccan
authorities sometimes go overboard in pursuing alleged terrorists
source: newsoutlook
