http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/state-media-morocco-dismantles-militant-cell-14649846
“State Media: Morocco Dismantles New Militant Cell”
RABAT, Morocco October 2, 2011 (AP)
SNIPPET: “The five-man group was operating in the cities of Casablanca and Sale and one of the members was related to a high-ranking al-Qaida operative in Iraq, the report quoting the national intelligence agency said late Saturday.”
SNIPPET: “Eight people are currently on trial for the April 28 attack against the Argana cafe, which killed 17 people, mostly tourists.
Moroccan authorities said members of a three-man cell based in Casablanca were arrested on Sept. 23 and had plans to attack police stations to secure weapons. The group also had contact with al-Qaida elements abroad, authorities said.”
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Cell linked to Al Qaeda smashed, says Morocco
Gulf-Times ^ | Saturday, September 24, 2011 | unattributed
Posted on September 23, 2011 5:02:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Morocco said yesterday it had broken up a three-man cell with links to Al Qaeda which planned to carry out attacks on security headquarters and Western interests in the kingdom. “The members of this cell intended to join camps of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) outside Morocco to undergo military training with the aim of returning to the kingdom to carry out criminal acts,” the interior ministry said. The cell, which called itself the Al Battar Squadron, “included a former detainee under anti-terrorist legislation, and was headed by one of the most active individuals on jihadist Internet sites with links to the Al Qaeda network,” it said.
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