Terrorism: Morocco alerted by Germany

German intelligence services warned their Maghreb counterparts of impending terrorist attacks. To deal with any eventuality, Morocco has decided to implement the Enforcement Bureau against terrorism which should be operational in less than three months.

Terrorist acts should be held shortly in the Maghreb countries, and Morocco is not excluded. This is revealed by Al Ahdath Al Maghribia in its edition of Tuesday, February 10. “The German intelligence services informed their Maghreb counterparts that the attacks should be held soon in North Africa, including Morocco. Instructions received by the terrorist concern actions against strategic locations and were intercepted by German intelligence services, “says indeed the daily.

Branch of Tunisian anti-terrorist units has also dismantled recently a terrorist cell 9 persons belonging to an extremist religious movement. Suspected terrorists were preparing to commit attacks against tourist areas of the city of Hammamet. It is based on information provided by the German intelligence services that Tunisians could stifle these planned attacks. Also, “the warning of German services is part of the Euro-Maghreb cooperation in the fight against terrorism,” says Al Ahdath, adding that the break last Tuesday, a terrorist cell operating in France in the Paris region and in Lyon, is the result of a Moroccan-French collaboration in the two countries’ intelligence services.