Three Moroccans affiliated with the Islamic State (EI) jihadist group and suspected of murdering a policeman, whose charred body was found in early March near Casablanca, were arrested Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the two main suspects were arrested following “security operations” in Casablanca and in the region of Sidi Hrazem, near Fez (north). A third man was arrested in a subsequent operation in Casablanca.
According to the first elements of the investigation, they had recently pledged allegiance to the EI and “were determined to engage in a terrorist project” by killing a policeman, the statement added.
