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Rabat – Juan Ignacio Zoido, the Spanish Interior Minister, has highlighted the efficiency of Moroccan-Spanish security cooperation following the arrest of five members of a terrorist cell with alleged connections to ISIS, reported Maghreb Press Agency.
The joint counterterrorism operation arrested three Moroccan nationals in Fnideq and two other individuals of Moroccan and Senegalese nationality in Bilbao, Spain, on Tuesday.
The members of the cell have been placed in custody while investigations are ongoing to determine other possible suspects.
The operation shows the efficiency of the cooperation between Morocco and Spain, whose security services are closely and tirelessly working together to arrest terrorists wherever they are, the minister told the press.
“I would like to congratulate Moroccan security services for the anti-terrorism operation which was crowned today by the arrest of five alleged terrorists who belong to a cell meant to perpetrate attacks in Spain and Europe,” said the Spanish top official.
After the successful operation, Zoido hailed excellent Moroccan-Spanish relations, especially in the field of counterterrorism.
