HIBAPRESS
In the context of ongoing security operations to neutralize the threats of terrorist organizations that endanger the security of the Kingdom and the safety of citizens, the judicial police in the city of Tangier, based on precise intelligence information provided by the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance, managed yesterday, Friday, to arrest a 22-year-old extremist loyal to the terrorist "ISIS" organization.
A statement from the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations stated that the search conducted in connection with this case resulted in the seizure of manuscripts containing criminal methods adopted in cyber infiltration, as well as electronic devices including a modified phone connected to electrical wires, and a set of equipment consisting of a soldering iron, wires, batteries, adhesive tape, a quantity of nails, circuit breakers, and welding goggles, in addition to solid and liquid chemicals suspected of being used in the preparation and manufacture of explosives, which will be subjected to technical and scientific expertise to determine their composition and purpose of possession.
The same source added that preliminary research and tracking data indicate that the suspect was involved in preparing to carry out terrorist projects in the Kingdom, after conducting some initial experiments to prepare explosive devices.
The individual concerned has been referred to the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, where he has been placed under provisional detention for further investigation, which is being conducted under the supervision of the Public Prosecution responsible for terrorism cases, in order to uncover all suspected terrorist projects he may be involved in and determine the extent of his potential connections within and outside Morocco.
