Morocco arrests ISIS-affiliated woman suspected of planning terrorist attack in Rabat
Moroccan security forces arrested a 21-year-old woman in Rabat on Friday for suspected links to the terrorist organization «ISIS» and for preparing a high-risk terrorist plot, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) announced on Saturday.
The suspect, a student at a technical institute, was taken into custody based on intelligence provided by the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
According to the BCIJ, the arrest resulted from joint operational cooperation and intelligence coordination between the DGST and French intelligence services. This collaboration made it possible to identify the suspect, monitor her extremist activities, and thwart the plot before it could be carried out.
Preliminary investigations revealed that she had already begun preparing for the attack by learning how to manufacture explosives and poisons, and by acquiring some of the necessary materials. The intended target was initially a religious site in Rabat.
A search of her home uncovered flammable substances, handwritten notes promoting extremist ideologies, and books inciting fanaticism, intolerance, and radicalism.
The suspect has been placed in custody as part of a judicial investigation led by the BCIJ, under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor's Office responsible for terrorism cases. The investigation aims to determine who recruited and radicalized her, and to uncover any potential links to terrorist organizations.
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