A man suspected of supplying the terrorist cell that carried out the attacks in Barcelona earlier this month was arrested in Morocco, a source close from the investigation told Reuters yesterday. The arrested is suspected of giving gas canisters to the jihadists. According to the same source, «the cell accumulated around 120 canisters of butane gas at a house in a town south of Barcelona with which, police say, it planned to carry out a larger bomb attack». The man was arrested in
Two men suspected of being linked to the two terrorist attacks in Catalonia on the 17th and 18th of August were arrested in Morocco. The Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said on Tuesday during an official visit to Rabat, reports the Spanish online newspaper Panorama, quoting AFP. «Thanks to the ongoing cooperation between the two countries, the Moroccan security services have managed to arrest two individuals linked to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils,» the
Cooperation between Spain and Morocco is «continuous, loyal and fruitful», declared the Spanish Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, during a press briefing held Tuesday in Rabat attended by his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit. The Spanish official said he hopes to strengthen the collaboration between the two countries to fight against terrorism. Spain is looking for improving its cooperation with the Kingdom, making it official and developing the methods of
La coopération entre l’Espagne et le Maroc est «continue, loyale et fructueuse», s’est félicité le ministre espagnol de l’Intérieur, Juan Ignacio Zoido, lors d’un point de presse ce mardi à Rabat avec son homologue marocain, Abdelouafi Laftit. Le responsable espagnol a dit espérer que la collaboration entre les deux pays dans la lutte antiterroriste s’intensifie davantage. L’Espagne souhaite que la
Une personne, qui était placée en garde à vue, est décédée de complications liées à son état de santé, mardi matin, lors de son transfert à l'hôpital provincial de Safi dans une ambulance de la Protection civile, indique-on auprès de la préfecture de police de la ville. Le défunt a été arrêté le même jour vers 3h00, en flagrant délit de possession et
L’abattoir de Rabat ouvrira ses portes durant les deux jours de l'Aïd Al Adha aux citoyens souhaitant accomplir l’abattage dans de bonnes conditions, a indiqué Mohamed Taha El Ouadghiri, médecin vétérinaire inspecteur au service vétérinaire de la capitale. L'enceinte de l'abattoir municipal ainsi que des bouchers seront mis à la disposition des habitants, surtout pour ceux qui ne disposent pas d'un espace suffisant dans leur
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) has announced today the release of two of the four Moroccan suspects held over links to the Turku stabbing attack. They were accused of participating in the attack in Finland, according to the Spanish news agency EFE. They will not face any charges. «The two men had been held in pre-trial detention for a week for their possible involvement in the two murders and eight attempted assassinations for terrorist purposes. Now, there is no
Human Rights Watch is calling Morocco to stop abusive and unannounced raids on Sub-Saharan migrants wishing to cross the borders and reach for the Spanish soil. The American—founded international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, has issued an article reporting stories of three African migrants stuck in Morocco who have been beaten by the police or Moroccan auxiliary forces. Emmanuel, an 18-year-old sub-Saharan migrant who had a terrible
A Moroccan national was deported by the Italian authorities for celebrating Bardo's terror attack, when three militants attacked the National Museum in the Tunisian capital and took hostages on March 2015. According to La Vanguardia, a Spanish online newspaper, the Italian Interior Ministry reported on Monday the expulsion of a 37-year-old Moroccan citizen who had announced that he «would be easy for him to carry out attacks in the Vatican and poison Rome’s drinking
The Moroccan Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani said on Monday that the social unrest taking place in the Rif region would only have an end when the employment crisis is solved, Anadolu news agency reported. El Othmani indicated during the first meeting of the government-run Ministerial Committee for Employment held in Rabat to study the possible ways of developing the employment sector that : «The government must create enough jobs to prevent vulnerability and