It gave no details about the suspect but a security source told Reuters he was a

Moroccan national who lived in Spain.

"When he saw that the group was arrested in France he came to Morocco from Turke
y and was arrested at the airport when his plane landed," said the security sour
ce, who declined to be named.
France said the seven people, who are of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and
are aged 29 to 37, were taken into custody after an eight-month operation that e
nded with the DGSI internal intelligence agency laying a trap.
The arrests in France came a year after a state of emergency was imposed to coun
ter a wave of Islamist attacks and at a politically sensitive time ahead of next
spring's presidential election in which security will be a major theme.
Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), the judicial part of
the Moroccan domestic intelligence service, often announces it has broken up mil
itant cells accused of plotting inside and outside the kingdom.
Hundreds of fighters from Europe and Maghreb states such as Tunisia and Algeria
have joined Islamist militant forces in Syria. Some are threatening to return an
d create new jihadist wings in their home countries, security experts say.
The Moroccan government has said it believes around 1,500 Moroccan nationals are
fighting with militant factions in Syria and Iraq. About 200 have been jailed a
fter returning home and some 500 have been killed in battle.It gave no details a
bout the suspect but a security source told Reuters he was a Moroccan national w
ho lived in Spain.
"When he saw that the group was arrested in France he came to Morocco from Turke
y and was arrested at the airport when his plane landed," said the security sour
ce, who declined to be named.
France said the seven people, who are of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and
are aged 29 to 37, were taken into custody after an eight-month operation that e
nded with the DGSI internal intelligence agency laying a trap.
The arrests in France came a year after a state of emergency was imposed to coun
ter a wave of Islamist attacks and at a politically sensitive time ahead of next
spring's presidential election in which security will be a major theme.
Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), the judicial part of
the Moroccan domestic intelligence service, often announces it has broken up mil
itant cells accused of plotting inside and outside the kingdom.
Hundreds of fighters from Europe and Maghreb states such as Tunisia and Algeria
have joined Islamist militant forces in Syria. Some are threatening to return an
d create new jihadist wings in their home countries, security experts say.
The Moroccan government has said it believes around 1,500 Moroccan nationals are
fighting with militant factions in Syria and Iraq. About 200 have been jailed a
fter returning home and some 500 have been killed in battle.