Morocco arrests ISIS-influenced teenager in Settat for planning terrorist attacks
According to the initial findings, the suspect had expressed interest in manufacturing explosives and explosive belts, and is believed to have been planning terrorist attacks that posed a serious threat to public safety and order, the BCIJ said in a statement.
Investigators found that the young man was in contact with a Maghreb-based ISIS leader, who encouraged him to carry out a terrorist plot in Morocco and provided him with references and publications on bomb-making techniques.
The preliminary investigation also revealed that the suspect had praised, on various media platforms, terrorist acts carried out by ISIS fighters, as well as other content inciting the execution of subversive projects.
The suspect has been placed in custody as the investigation, supervised by the prosecutor's office specializing in terrorism cases, continues to determine the scope of the alleged plots and identify any possible connections inside or outside Morocco.
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