Morocco Arrests Six Suspected ISIS Terrorists

Police officers take part in an anti-jihad operation in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, on Sept. 6, 2017. Police in Spain and Morocco have arrested six members of a suspected terror cell who were preparing "large-scale attacks", officials in both countries said. BLASCO DE AVELLANEDA/AFP/Getty Images

RABAT–Moroccan authorities said on Monday they had arrested six suspected ISIS terrorists who had been planning attacks.

The arrested belonged to a group linked to ISIS that was dismantled this month. The group had been active in eight towns and cities, and had planned terrorist operations, an official statement said.