CAIRO [MENL] -- Morocco has reported the capture of an Al Qaida cell.Security sources said Moroccan authorities have arrested nine Al Qaida
operatives over the last week. The sources said the operatives were part of
an Al Qaida cell that planned attacks in France, Italy and Morocco.The Moroccan state news agency MAP said Al Qaida identified several
targets in Europe and North Africa. MAP cited a church in Bologna and a
commuter train station in Milan. Other Al Qaida targets included French
intelligence headquarters in Paris and the U.S. consulate in Rabat."The nine suspects, arrested and brought before the Rabat appeals court
recently, are accused of setting up a criminal gang to prepare and execute
terrorist attacks within the framework of collective plot," MAP said.
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