The suspects, who were active in southern Morocco, were planning to go to Libya through Moroccan-Mauritanian borders with the help of traffickers in the region, it said.
The cell intended to declare “Jihad” in the Kingdom and one of its members was preparing a pressure cocker bomb to carry out a terrorist operation targeting public places, the same source added.
The suspects will be brought before justice after the completion of investigations.
Morocco has seen a growing threat from the IS group. The ministry said it has busted 31 terrorist cells since 2013 and foiled “numerous terrorist plans” targeting vital national, Arab and Western interests.
Source: Xinhua
